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, regular -er verbs like escribir use the same endings across subjects, with the third-person plural form ending in -ían. The stem is escribir minus the -er, giving escrib-, and you add -ían, producing escribían for ellos/ellas/ustedes. This form translates to “they were writing” or “you all were writing” in the past, used for ongoing or habitual past actions. For example, Ellos escribían cartas todas las noches. Other forms exist for other subjects (escribía for él/ella/usted, escribíamos for nosotros, escribíais for vosotros), but for the specified subject group, escribían is the correct imperfect form.

In the imperfect tense, regular -er verbs like escribir use the same endings across subjects, with the third-person plural form ending in -ían. The stem is escribir minus the -er, giving escrib-, and you add -ían, producing escribían for ellos/ellas/ustedes. This form translates to “they were writing” or “you all were writing” in the past, used for ongoing or habitual past actions. For example, Ellos escribían cartas todas las noches. Other forms exist for other subjects (escribía for él/ella/usted, escribíamos for nosotros, escribíais for vosotros), but for the specified subject group, escribían is the correct imperfect form.