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

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

• A. Yo comía
• B. Ud. comía
• C. Ella comía
• D. Tú comías

Answer: (C)

The imperfect describes past actions that were habitual or ongoing. For regular -er verbs like comer, you keep the stem com- and add endings: -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían. The third-person singular feminine form is comía, with the accent on the í. So for “she used to eat,” you use Ella comía. This form clearly marks the subject as she and matches the imperfect tense. The same ending would appear for Ud., él, or ella in the right context, but to express specifically “she,” the pronoun Ella is needed.

The imperfect describes past actions that were habitual or ongoing. For regular -er verbs like comer, you keep the stem com- and add endings: -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían. The third-person singular feminine form is comía, with the accent on the í. So for “she used to eat,” you use Ella comía. This form clearly marks the subject as she and matches the imperfect tense. The same ending would appear for Ud., él, or ella in the right context, but to express specifically “she,” the pronoun Ella is needed.