escoger Negative Imperative Conjugation
escoger — to choose
Negative commands use 'j' and the present subjunctive: no escojas, no escoja, no escojamos, no escojáis, no escojan.
escoger Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to choose a certain option.
Notes on escoger in the Negative Imperative
Since negative commands use the present subjunctive forms, every single form uses a 'j' to preserve the soft 'h' sound.
Example Sentences
No escojas ese camino, es peligroso.
Don't choose that path; it's dangerous.
tú
No escojan todavía, esperen a los demás.
Don't choose yet; wait for the others.
No escojamos lo más barato solo por el precio.
Let's not choose the cheapest thing just because of the price.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no escoge' as a command.
Correct: no escojas
Why: Negative commands must switch to the subjunctive forms; you cannot simply put 'no' in front of the affirmative command.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: escojo
Escoger is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'g' to 'j': escojo.
Preterite
yo: escogí
The preterite of escoger is regular: escogí, escogiste, escogió, escogimos, escogisteis, escogieron.
Imperfect
yo: escogía
The imperfect of escoger is regular: escogía, escogías, escogía, escogíamos, escogíais, escogían.
Future
yo: escogeré
The future of escoger is regular: escogeré, escogerás, escogerá, escogeremos, escogeréis, escogerán.
Conditional
yo: escogería
The conditional of escoger is regular: escogería, escogerías, escogería, escogeríamos, escogeríais, escogerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: escoja
The present subjunctive of escoger uses 'j' in all forms: escoja, escojas, escoja, escojamos, escojáis, escojan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: escogiera
The imperfect subjunctive of escoger is regular: escogiera, escogieras, escogiera, escogiéramos, escogierais, escogieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: escoge
Give commands to choose: escoge (tú), escoja (usted), escojamos (nosotros), escoged (vosotros), escojan (ustedes).