Привет, Alex!

 BS>> I did choose German, because I thought I could use it more than I
 AP> Why- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 AP> maybe "I chose"? or "I had chosen" ?

actually it's grammatically correct, but usually it's used in Present time,
like "I do love you", it means "I really love you" :)

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