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Step 1
Find the noun. A noun is person, place or thing. Choice is a thing, a noun indicating preference or selection. Use choice with words articles, such as "a" or "the," to make "a choice" or "the choice." Choice can also be an adjective, or a word that describes a noun, such as "a choice cut of meat."
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Step 2
Think in the present. Choose is a verb, or action word, meaning to select or pick. It denotes present tense, or an action happening now or in the near future. It is only used with the pronoun "I" or "you." Examples include, "You choose the wallpaper," or "I choose the restaurant tonight." The verb form used with other nouns and pronouns is chooses, as in "The dog chooses its master."
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Step 3
Look in the past. Chose is the past tense of choose. It indicates an action that has already happened. It can be used with any noun or pronoun, as in the example "Mary chose the baseball team" or "I chose last year's Christmas cards."
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Step 4
Use mnemonics. Mnemonics uses word games, puns or other devices to trigger the memory. To use "choice," "choose" and "chose" correctly, try mnemonic tricks. For "choice," think of "I see a choice" to remember the letters "i" and "c." For "choose," think of a "choo-choo" train; two "choos" make "to choose." And remember "one O in cho" for chose.
