Which is the correct imperfect form of comer for ellos/ellas/ustedes?

Which is the correct imperfect form of comer for ellos/ellas/ustedes?

• A. Comía
• B. Comíais
• C. Comimos
• D. Comían

Answer: (D)

When talking about actions in the past that were habitual or ongoing, we use the imperfect tense. For -er verbs like comer, the endings for ellos/ellas/ustedes are -ían. Attach that to the verb stem com-, and you get comían, with the accent on the í to show the correct pronunciation. So the form comían is the correct imperfect third-person plural form. For context, comía would be the imperfect form for yo or él/ella/usted; comíais is the imperfect form for vosotros; and comimos is the preterite (simple past) for nosotros.

When talking about actions in the past that were habitual or ongoing, we use the imperfect tense. For -er verbs like comer, the endings for ellos/ellas/ustedes are -ían. Attach that to the verb stem com-, and you get comían, with the accent on the í to show the correct pronunciation. So the form comían is the correct imperfect third-person plural form.

For context, comía would be the imperfect form for yo or él/ella/usted; comíais is the imperfect form for vosotros; and comimos is the preterite (simple past) for nosotros.