Select – English Verbs Conjugation

select selects selecting selected

Select means to carefully choose from a group based on quality or suitability. Regular verb: select-selected-selected.

Meanings

To choose carefully from options
To pick based on specific criteria
To click or highlight on a computer

Common Collocations

select from carefully selected select all hand-selected select a winner

Tip for Learners

Select implies careful, deliberate choice. Choose is more general and informal.

Present Simple

I	select
you	select
he/she/it	selects
we	select
they	select

Examples - Present Simple

I select my wardrobe carefully.
You select the best candidates.
She selects the winners.
We select the items.
They select the team.

Present Continuous

I	am selecting
you	are selecting
he/she/it	is selecting
we	are selecting
they	are selecting

Examples - Present Continuous

I am selecting my outfit.
You are selecting candidates.
She is selecting winners.
We are selecting items.
They are selecting the team.

Present Perfect

I	have selected
you	have selected
he/she/it	has selected
we	have selected
they	have selected

Examples - Present Perfect

I have selected my outfit.
You have selected candidates.
She has selected winners.
We have selected items.
They have selected the team.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been selecting
you	have been selecting
he/she/it	has been selecting
we	have been selecting
they	have been selecting

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been selecting carefully.
You have been selecting candidates.
She has been selecting winners.
We have been selecting items.
They have been selecting teams.

Past Simple

I	selected
you	selected
he/she/it	selected
we	selected
they	selected

Examples - Past Simple

I selected my outfit.
You selected candidates.
She selected winners.
We selected items.
They selected the team.

Past Continuous

I	was selecting
you	were selecting
he/she/it	was selecting
we	were selecting
they	were selecting

Examples - Past Continuous

I was selecting outfits.
You were selecting candidates.
She was selecting winners.
We were selecting items.
They were selecting teams.

Past Perfect

I	had selected
you	had selected
he/she/it	had selected
we	had selected
they	had selected

Examples - Past Perfect

I had selected my outfit.
You had selected candidates.
She had selected winners.
We had selected items.
They had selected the team.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been selecting
you	had been selecting
he/she/it	had been selecting
we	had been selecting
they	had been selecting

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been selecting carefully.
You had been selecting candidates.
He had been selecting winners.
We had been selecting items.
They had been selecting teams.

Future Simple

I	will select
you	will select
he/she/it	will select
we	will select
they	will select

Examples - Future Simple

I will select my outfit.
You will select candidates.
She will select winners.
We will select items.
They will select the team.

Future Continuous

I	will be selecting
you	will be selecting
he/she/it	will be selecting
we	will be selecting
they	will be selecting

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be selecting outfits.
You will be selecting candidates.
He will be selecting winners.
We will be selecting items.
They will be selecting teams.

Future Perfect

I	will have selected
you	will have selected
he/she/it	will have selected
we	will have selected
they	will have selected

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have selected my outfit.
You will have selected candidates.
She will have selected winners.
We will have selected items.
They will have selected the team.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been selecting
you	will have been selecting
he/she/it	will have been selecting
we	will have been selecting
they	will have been selecting

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been selecting carefully.
You will have been selecting candidates.
He will have been selecting winners.
We will have been selecting items.
They will have been selecting teams.