Commonly confused words

Choose and chose

The words choose and chose are very commonly mixed up. This is because not only do they look and sound similar, but their meanings are also very closely related, so close that they are different tenses of the same verb.

Choose is the present tense. It means to pick or decide, usually between two or more things or people.

Chose is the past tense. It means to have picked or decided, usually between two or more things or people.

Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to think of my own rule, or find a good rule by anybody else, that would help you to remember which to use in a sentence, but if I do I will update this post