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

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

• A. Tú comías
• B. Vosotros comíais
• C. Ella comía
• D. Ud. comía

Answer: (B)

In Spain, describing a habitual past action for a plural informal subject uses the vosotros form in the imperfect. For -er verbs like comer, the vosotros imperfect ending is -íais, giving comíais. So the natural way to say “you all (in Spain) used to eat” is vosotros comíais, i.e., comíais with the vosotros subject. This expresses a repeated or customary past action. The other forms show different subjects: tú comías is singular you, ella comía is she, and Ud. comía is you was formal singular. They don’t match the plural informal subject used in Spain, which is why they aren’t correct for this sentence. (Note: in many Latin American varieties, ustedes would be used for you all, with comían in the imperfect.)

In Spain, describing a habitual past action for a plural informal subject uses the vosotros form in the imperfect. For -er verbs like comer, the vosotros imperfect ending is -íais, giving comíais. So the natural way to say “you all (in Spain) used to eat” is vosotros comíais, i.e., comíais with the vosotros subject. This expresses a repeated or customary past action.

The other forms show different subjects: tú comías is singular you, ella comía is she, and Ud. comía is you was formal singular. They don’t match the plural informal subject used in Spain, which is why they aren’t correct for this sentence. (Note: in many Latin American varieties, ustedes would be used for you all, with comían in the imperfect.)