The conjugation of choisir (Meaning: To choose; Pronunciation: ʃwaziʀ) is je choisis (I choose), tu choisis (you choose), il, elle choisit (he, she chooses), nous choisissons (we choose), vous choisissez (you choose) and ils, elles choisissent (they choose).
Choisir is a regular -ir verb. This means that its endings when conjugated in the present tense are the same as other regular -ir verbs such as finir (to finish).
This page will cover conjugations charts with example sentences (see further down the page) for choisir in six major verb tenses including:
- Present tense
- Passé composé
- Imperfect tense
- Future tense
- Conditional tense
- Subjunctive mood
Choisir conjugation table – quick overview
Choisir conjugation tables
Present tense
In the present tense, je choisis translates to “I choose” and “I am choosing”.
| Je choisis | I choose | Je choisis la pizza napolitaine. | I'm choosing the Neapolitan pizza. |
| Tu choisis | You choose (familiar, singular) | Tu choisis la glace à la vanille. | You're choosing vanilla ice cream. |
| Il, elle choisit | He, she chooses | Elle choisit de venir avec nous. | She chooses to come with us. |
| Nous choisissons | We choose | Nous choisissons de partir demain. | We're choosing to leave tomorrow. |
| Vous choisissez | You choose (formal, plural) | Vous choisissez d'apprendre tous les verbes. | You chose to learn all the verbs. |
| Ils, elles choisissent | They choose | Ils choisissent de passer un mois en France. | They chose to spend one month in France. |
Passé composé
The French use the passé composé to express actions which happened at defined times. J’ai choisi translates to “I chose”.
| J'ai choisi | I chose | J'ai choisi de passer un an en France. | I chose to spend a year in France. |
| Tu as choisi | You chose (familiar, singular) | Tu as choisi de continuer tes études. | You chose to continue your studies. |
| Il, elle a choisi | He, she chose | Elle a choisi d'apprendre l'italien. | She chose to learn Italian. |
| Nous avons choisi | We chose | Nous avons choisi de fêter le Nouvel An à Paris. | We chose to celebrate New Years in Paris. |
| Vous avez chosi | You chose (formal, plural) | Vous avez choisi de passer vos vacances aux États-Unis. | You chose to spend your vacation in the United States. |
| Ils, elles ont choisi | They chose | Ils ont choisi de dîner au restaurant grec. | They chose to dine in the Greek restaurant. |
Imperfect tense
In the imperfect tense (l’imparfait), je choisissais translates to “I was choosing” and “I used to choose”. This tense doesn’t work very well for the example sentences for the verb choisir, so we’ve just included the conjugations below.
| Je choisissais | I was choosing, used to choose |
| Tu choisissais | You were choosing, used to choose (familiar, singular) |
| Il, elle choisissait | He, she was choosing, used to choose |
| Nous choisissions | We were choosing, used to choose |
| Vous choisissiez | You were choosing, used to choose (formal, plural) |
| Ils, elles choisissaient | They were choosing, used to choose |
Future tense
In the future tense (le future simple), je choisirai translates to “I will choose”.
| Je choisirai | I will choose | Je choisirai le filet mignon. | I will choose the filet mignon. |
| Tu choisiras | You (familiar, singular) | Tu choisiras de partir demain. | You will choose to leave tomorrow. |
| Il, elle choisira | He, she will choose | Elle choisira de voyager en France. | She will choose to travel in France. |
| Nous choisirons | We will choose | Nous choisirons ce cours de langue. | We will choose this language course. |
| Vous choisirez | You (formal, plural) | Vous choisirez ce restaurant. | You will chose this restaurant. |
| Ils, elles choisiront | They will choose | Ils choisiront de faire un voyage en Asie. | They will choose to take a trip to Asia. |
Conditional tense
In the conditional tense, je choisirais translates to “I would choose”.
| Je choisirais | I would choose | Je choisirais la voiture rouge si elle était disponible. | I'd choose the red car if it were available. |
| Tu choisirais | You would choose (familiar, singular) | Tu choisirais la nouvelle maison si tu avais plus d'argent. | You'd choose the new house if you had more money. |
| Il, elle choisirait | He, she would choose | Elle choisirait de partir demain si c'était possible. | She'd choose to leave tomorrow if it were possible. |
| Nous choisirions | We would choose | Nous choisirions le filet mignon si le prix était plus bas. | We'd choose the filet mignon if there price were lower. |
| Vous choisiriez | You would choose (formal, plural) | Qu'est-ce que vous choisiriez de faire si vous aviez plus de temps? | What would you choose to do if you had more time? |
| Ils, elles choisiraient | They would choose | Ils choisirait de rester ici s'ils avaient une réservation. | They'd choose to stay here if they had a reservation. |
Subjunctive mood
In French, the subjunctive mood (le subjonctif) is used to express wishes, emotions and doubts.
| que je choisisse | that I choose | Il faut que je choisisse une chanson. | I need to choose a song. |
| que tu choisisses | that you choose (familiar, singular) | Je veux que tu choisisses le restaurant. | I want you to choose the restaurant. |
| qu'il, elle choisisse | that he, she chooses | Je suis content qu'elle choisisse une bonne école. | I'm happy she's choosing a good school. |
| que nous choisissions | that we choose | Il faut que nous choisissions une bonne voiture. | We need to choose a good car. |
| que vous choisissiez | that you choose (formal, plural) | Je souaite que vous choisissiez un bon hôtel. | I hope you choose a good hotel. |
| qu'ils, elles choisissent | that they choose | Il faut qu'ils choisissent de bonnes places pour le concert. | They need to choose good seats for the concert. |
