Which is the correct imperfect tense form for 'you all used to eat'?

Which is the correct imperfect tense form for 'you all used to eat'?

• A. Tú comías
• B. Uds. comían
• C. Vosotros comían
• D. Ella comía

Answer: (B)

In Spanish, the imperfect tense is used for habitual or repeated actions in the past. When you want to say “you all used to eat,” you match the subject you all with the appropriate imperfect form of comer. For -er verbs, the endings are -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían. With ustedes (Uds.), the ending is -ían, so the form is comían. Therefore, Uds. comían means “you all used to eat.” Other options don’t fit for this meaning: tú comías is the second-person singular form, not talking to a group; vosotros comían would mix the second-person plural subject with a third-person plural ending (the correct vosotros imperfect is comíais); ella comía is third-person singular, referring to “she.”

In Spanish, the imperfect tense is used for habitual or repeated actions in the past. When you want to say “you all used to eat,” you match the subject you all with the appropriate imperfect form of comer. For -er verbs, the endings are -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían. With ustedes (Uds.), the ending is -ían, so the form is comían. Therefore, Uds. comían means “you all used to eat.”

Other options don’t fit for this meaning: tú comías is the second-person singular form, not talking to a group; vosotros comían would mix the second-person plural subject with a third-person plural ending (the correct vosotros imperfect is comíais); ella comía is third-person singular, referring to “she.”