What is the correct imperfect form of vivir for vosotros?

What is the correct imperfect form of vivir for vosotros?

• A. Vivíamos
• B. Vivís
• C. Vivíais
• D. Vivía

Answer: (C)

In the imperfect tense, -ir verbs like vivir use the endings -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían. For vosotros, you attach -íais to the stem viv-, giving vivíais. This form means “you all were living” or “you all used to live.” The other forms shown fit other persons or tenses: vivíamos is for nosotros in the imperfect, vivís is present tense, and vivía is the imperfect for él/ella/usted (or could be yo as well in other contexts), not the vosotros form.

In the imperfect tense, -ir verbs like vivir use the endings -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían. For vosotros, you attach -íais to the stem viv-, giving vivíais. This form means “you all were living” or “you all used to live.” The other forms shown fit other persons or tenses: vivíamos is for nosotros in the imperfect, vivís is present tense, and vivía is the imperfect for él/ella/usted (or could be yo as well in other contexts), not the vosotros form.