Conjugate ser in the imperfect tense for the subject ellos.

Conjugate ser in the imperfect tense for the subject ellos.

• A. eran
• B. erais
• C. éramos
• D. era

Answer: (A)

In the imperfect tense, ser is irregular. For ellos (they), the form is eran. The full imperfect paradigm of ser is: era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran. Here the stem is er-, with endings that change as appropriate for each pronoun; the accented forms éramos and erais show the stress pattern, while eran has no accent. This form is used to describe ongoing or habitual past states, not a single completed past event. So for ellos, the correct conjugation is eran. The other options represent different persons: éramos is nosotros, erais is vosotros, era is él/ella/usted, and eras is tú.

In the imperfect tense, ser is irregular. For ellos (they), the form is eran. The full imperfect paradigm of ser is: era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran. Here the stem is er-, with endings that change as appropriate for each pronoun; the accented forms éramos and erais show the stress pattern, while eran has no accent. This form is used to describe ongoing or habitual past states, not a single completed past event. So for ellos, the correct conjugation is eran. The other options represent different persons: éramos is nosotros, erais is vosotros, era is él/ella/usted, and eras is tú.