optado

optado

"Optado" means "chosen" or "opted" in English.

Here, 'optado' is used as the past participle in the compound form 'he optado'. It indicates a choice made by the speaker in the past.

He optado por un enfoque más práctico en mi trabajo.

I have chosen a more practical approach in my work.

In this sentence, 'optaron' is the third-person plural form in the simple past tense, indicating a group decision made in the past.

Optaron por ir a la playa durante sus vacaciones.

They opted to go to the beach during their vacation.

'Podrías haber optado' in this example uses the verb in past participle form combined with auxiliaries, showing a hypothetical past scenario.

Cuando tengas que decidir, recuerda que siempre puedes haber optado por otra cosa.

When you have to decide, remember that you could always have opted for something else.