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

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

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

Answer: (A)

In Spanish, the imperfect tense for -ar verbs uses the endings -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban. For hablar, the stem is habl-, so the first-person singular form is hablaba. This means “I spoke” or, more often, “I used to speak.” The other forms shown—hablabas, hablábamos, hablaban—correspond to tú, nosotros, and ellos/ellas/ustedes, respectively. So hablaba is the correct yo form.

In Spanish, the imperfect tense for -ar verbs uses the endings -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban. For hablar, the stem is habl-, so the first-person singular form is hablaba. This means “I spoke” or, more often, “I used to speak.” The other forms shown—hablabas, hablábamos, hablaban—correspond to tú, nosotros, and ellos/ellas/ustedes, respectively. So hablaba is the correct yo form.