The Verb "Choose" in English

Conjugation of "To Choose"

The verb "choose" is an irregular verb. (This means that "choose" does not form its simple past tense or its past participle by adding "-ed" or "-d" to the base form.)

The Five Forms of "To Choose"

Form	choose	Alternative Name
Base Form	choose	Infinitive Form
The -S Form	chooses	Third Person Singular Form
Past Form	chose	Simple Past Tense
The -ING Form	choosing	Present Participle Form
The Past Participle Form	chosen	[no alternative name]

"To Choose" in All the Tenses

The tables below show how "choose" conjugates in the past, present, and future tenses.

Past Tenses

Person	Simple Past	Past Progressive Tense	Past Perfect Tense	Past Perfect Progressive Tense
I you he/she/it we you they	chose chose chose chose chose chose The simple past tense is for a completed activity that happened in the past.	was choosing were choosing was choosing were choosing were choosing were choosing The past progressive tense is for an ongoing activity in the past. Often, it is used to set the scene for another action.	had chosen had chosen had chosen had chosen had chosen had chosen The past perfect tense is for emphasizing that an action was completed before another took place.	had been choosing had been choosing had been choosing had been choosing had been choosing had been choosing The past perfect progressive tense is for showing that an ongoing action in the past has ended.

Present Tenses

Person	Simple Present	Present Progressive Tense	Present Perfect Tense	Present Perfect Progressive Tense
I you he/she/it we you they	choose choose chooses choose choose choose The simple present tense is mostly for a fact or a habit.	am choosing are choosing is choosing are choosing are choosing are choosing The present progressive tense is for an ongoing action in the present.	have chosen have chosen has chosen have chosen have chosen have chosen The present perfect tense is for an action that began in the past. (Often, the action continues into the present.)	have been choosing have been choosing has been choosing have been choosing have been choosing have been choosing The present perfect progressive tense is for a continuous activity that began in the past and continues into the present (or finished very recently).

Future Tenses

Person	Simple Future	Future Progressive Tense	Future Perfect Tense	Future Perfect Progressive Tense
I you he/she/it we you they	will choose will choose will choose will choose will choose will choose The simple future tense is for an action that will occur in the future.	will be choosing will be choosing will be choosing will be choosing will be choosing will be choosing The future progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.	will have chosen will have chosen will have chosen will have chosen will have chosen will have chosen The future perfect tense is for an action that will have been completed at some point in the future.	will have been choosing will have been choosing will have been choosing will have been choosing will have been choosing will have been choosing The future perfect progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will be completed at some specified time in the future.