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Module 032

You Choose and You Change

Use elige for polite “you choose” and cambia for polite “you change.” Combine these forms with familiar words and helper verbs from earlier modules.

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Lesson 1

You choose: elige

Use elige when politely saying that one person chooses. Use elegir after familiar helper forms.

One new building block

elige
you choose when speaking politely to one person
no elige
you do not choose
¿Elige...?
Do you choose...?

Spanish often leaves out usted. Here, elige by itself can mean polite you choose.

Build the meaning step by step

Elige el documento. = You choose the document.
No elige esto. = You do not choose this.
¿Qué elige? = What do you choose?
Use elegir after helper verbs
Quiere elegir esto.
Puede elegir el documento.
Necesita elegir la reservación.
Lesson 1 Practice Rolls

Interpret with elige and elegir

Practice Roll 1 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You choose the document.
Practice Roll 2 of 30Interpret in English
Elige esto.
Practice Roll 3 of 30Interpret in Spanish
Do you choose the reservation?
Practice Roll 4 of 30Interpret in English
No elige el mensaje.
Practice Roll 5 of 30Interpret in Spanish
What do you choose?
Practice Roll 6 of 30Interpret in English
Elige la información ahora.
Practice Roll 7 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You want to choose this.
Practice Roll 8 of 30Interpret in English
Puede elegir el documento.
Practice Roll 9 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You need to choose the reservation.
Practice Roll 10 of 30Interpret in English
Elige lo que necesita.
Practice Roll 11 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You do not want to choose that.
Practice Roll 12 of 30Interpret in English
¿Cuándo elige el documento?
Practice Roll 13 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You choose it because it is important.
Practice Roll 14 of 30Interpret in English
Mira y elige ahora.
Practice Roll 15 of 30Interpret in Spanish
Why do you choose this?
Lesson 2

You change: cambia

Use cambia when politely saying that one person changes something. Use cambiar after familiar helper forms.

One new building block

cambia
you change when speaking politely to one person
no cambia
you do not change
¿Cambia...?
Do you change...?

Use a direct object when the thing being changed is clear.

Build the meaning step by step

Cambia el documento. = You change the document.
No cambia esto. = You do not change this.
¿Cómo cambia la información? = How do you change the information?
Use cambiar after helper verbs
Quiere cambiar esto.
Puede cambiar el documento.
Necesita cambiar la reservación.
Lesson 2 Practice Rolls

Interpret with cambia and cambiar

Practice Roll 16 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You change the document.
Practice Roll 17 of 30Interpret in English
Cambia esto ahora.
Practice Roll 18 of 30Interpret in Spanish
Do you change the reservation?
Practice Roll 19 of 30Interpret in English
No cambia el mensaje.
Practice Roll 20 of 30Interpret in Spanish
What do you change?
Practice Roll 21 of 30Interpret in English
Cambia la información aquí.
Practice Roll 22 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You want to change this.
Practice Roll 23 of 30Interpret in English
Puede cambiar el documento.
Practice Roll 24 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You need to change the reservation.
Practice Roll 25 of 30Interpret in English
Cambia lo que usa.
Practice Roll 26 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You do not want to change that.
Practice Roll 27 of 30Interpret in English
¿Cómo cambia el documento?
Practice Roll 28 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You change it because it is important.
Practice Roll 29 of 30Interpret in English
Elige el documento y lo cambia.
Practice Roll 30 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You choose the reservation and change it here.
Beginner Conversation

Choose and change

A: ¿Qué elige?
B: Elijo el documento.
A: ¿Quiere cambiarlo?
B: Sí, quiero cambiarlo ahora.
A: ¿Dónde lo cambia?
B: Lo cambio aquí.
Language Insights

Elige versus elegir; cambia versus cambiar

Module Challenge

Combine the new actions

Interpret: You choose the reservation and change it here.
Elige la reservación y la cambia aquí.
Module Summary / Checkpoint / Progress Save

Module 32 checkpoint

You can now use elige / elegir and cambia / cambiar with familiar questions, helpers, objects, and sentence-building blocks.

Your practice progress is saved automatically on this device.