Which is the imperfect form of escribir for nosotros?

Which is the imperfect form of escribir for nosotros?

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

Answer: (B)

Imperfect describes past actions that were ongoing or habitual. For nosotros, the endings for -er and -ir verbs are -íamos, so the stem escribir becomes escribíamos. The accent on í marks the stress in the pronunciation of this form. This exactly matches the subject nosotros (we) and the imperfect mood. For example, Cuando éramos niños, escribíamos cartas cada semana. That shows a repeated or ongoing past action. Other imperfect forms exist for different subjects (escribía for I/he/she/you formal, escribíais for vosotros, escribían for ellos/ustedes), but they do not fit the nosotros subject.

Imperfect describes past actions that were ongoing or habitual. For nosotros, the endings for -er and -ir verbs are -íamos, so the stem escribir becomes escribíamos. The accent on í marks the stress in the pronunciation of this form. This exactly matches the subject nosotros (we) and the imperfect mood. For example, Cuando éramos niños, escribíamos cartas cada semana. That shows a repeated or ongoing past action. Other imperfect forms exist for different subjects (escribía for I/he/she/you formal, escribíais for vosotros, escribían for ellos/ustedes), but they do not fit the nosotros subject.