What is the correct imperfect conjugation of escribir for vosotros?

What is the correct imperfect conjugation of escribir for vosotros?

• A. Escribían
• B. Escribíamos
• C. Escribía
• D. Escribíais

Answer: (D)

In the imperfect, the endings for verbs ending in -er for vosotros are -íais, with an accent on the í. The stem of escribir is escrib-, so you add -íais to get escribíais. This means “you all were writing” or “you all used to write.” The other forms correspond to different subjects: escribirían is for ellos/ustedes, escribíamos is for nosotros, and escribía is for él/ella/usted. So the form for vosotros is escribíais.

In the imperfect, the endings for verbs ending in -er for vosotros are -íais, with an accent on the í. The stem of escribir is escrib-, so you add -íais to get escribíais. This means “you all were writing” or “you all used to write.” The other forms correspond to different subjects: escribirían is for ellos/ustedes, escribíamos is for nosotros, and escribía is for él/ella/usted. So the form for vosotros is escribíais.