Choose vs. Chose

What is the Difference Between Choose and Chose?

When to Use Choose

Choose (pronounced chooze) is a verb that means to pick one thing over another.

Choose is the simple present tense form of this verb. With a helping or auxiliary verb like will or should, choose becomes the simple future form as well.

One might choose which sandwich to order from a restaurant, or which night to go out with friends, or which person to marry.

Here are some examples,

Andy has proven time and time again that he will choose money over happiness.

“Choose carefully,” the genie said, “for your life hangs in the balance!”

When to Use Chose

Chose (pronounced choez) is the simple past tense form of the verb choose.

Use chose to describe a decision that happened in the past, like in the following examples,

The contestant chose what was behind door number three.

Gary could have used this time to prepare for the race, but he chose to fool around instead.

We were given a choice between coconuts and starvation, and we chose coconuts.

When to Use Chosen

The same verb to choose becomes chosen as a past participle, and in past perfect form with an auxiliary verb.

Use past perfect tense to describe a past event that happened before a related event. Use a past participle to modify a noun, much the same way you would use an adjective. See the sentences below.

We had already chosen to stay home by the time Marla called us back.

Summary

Is it choose or chose? These two spellings represent different tenses of the same verb.

Choose is the simple present and future tense forms of the verb to choose, which means to select something instead of something else.

Chose is the simple past tense form of the same verb.
You can remember to use choose in the future tense since that

word and soon both have a double O.

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