What is the imperfect form of 'ver' for the subject 'ellos'?

What is the imperfect form of 'ver' for the subject 'ellos'?

• A. Ellos vea
• B. Ellos veamos
• C. Ellos veían
• D. Ellos vean

Answer: (C)

The imperfect tense is used for past actions that were habitual, repeated, or ongoing, or to set a scene in the past. The verb ver is irregular in the imperfect. Its forms for the imperfect are veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían. For ellos, the form is veían, with the accent on the í to preserve the pronunciation. So the correct form is Ellos veían. For example: Cuando éramos niños, ellos veían caricaturas todas las tardes. The other options come from present subjunctive or present forms, which do not fit the imperfect tense.

The imperfect tense is used for past actions that were habitual, repeated, or ongoing, or to set a scene in the past. The verb ver is irregular in the imperfect. Its forms for the imperfect are veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían. For ellos, the form is veían, with the accent on the í to preserve the pronunciation. So the correct form is Ellos veían. For example: Cuando éramos niños, ellos veían caricaturas todas las tardes. The other options come from present subjunctive or present forms, which do not fit the imperfect tense.