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

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

• A. Escribía
• B. Escribíamos
• C. Escribíais
• D. Escribían

Answer: (D)

In the imperfect tense, -er and -ir verbs take the endings -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían. For escribir, you keep the stem escrib- and add the appropriate ending. For ellos, ellas, ustedes, the ending is -ían, giving escribían. This form is used for actions in the past that were ongoing or habitual, without a defined end. Other forms like escribía, escribíamos, or escribíais belong to different subjects (singular, nosotros, or vosotros), so they don’t fit the ellos/ellas/ustedes subject.

In the imperfect tense, -er and -ir verbs take the endings -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían. For escribir, you keep the stem escrib- and add the appropriate ending. For ellos, ellas, ustedes, the ending is -ían, giving escribían. This form is used for actions in the past that were ongoing or habitual, without a defined end. Other forms like escribía, escribíamos, or escribíais belong to different subjects (singular, nosotros, or vosotros), so they don’t fit the ellos/ellas/ustedes subject.