What is the ellos form of hablar in the imperfect tense?

What is the ellos form of hablar in the imperfect tense?

• A. Hablaba
• B. Hablabas
• C. Hablábamos
• D. Hablaban

Answer: (D)

In the imperfect tense, -ar verbs take the endings -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban. The stem of hablar is habl-, so for ellos (they) you attach -aban to get hablaban. This form is used for ongoing or habitual past actions, so “ellos hablaban” means “they were speaking” or “they used to speak.” Other subjects use the other endings (hablaba for he/she/you, hablabas for you singular, hablábamos for we, hablábais for you all), but for ellos the ending is -aban, giving hablaban.

In the imperfect tense, -ar verbs take the endings -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban. The stem of hablar is habl-, so for ellos (they) you attach -aban to get hablaban. This form is used for ongoing or habitual past actions, so “ellos hablaban” means “they were speaking” or “they used to speak.” Other subjects use the other endings (hablaba for he/she/you, hablabas for you singular, hablábamos for we, hablábais for you all), but for ellos the ending is -aban, giving hablaban.