Which two imperfect forms correctly match the subject él/ella/usted for both hablar and comer?

Which two imperfect forms correctly match the subject él/ella/usted for both hablar and comer?

• A. hablaba, comía
• B. hablaba, comían
• C. hablábamos, comía
• D. hablabas, comías

Answer: (A)

In imperfect tense, third-person singular forms for regular verbs follow clear endings: -ar verbs use -aba, while -er/-ir verbs use -ía. So with él/ella/usted, hablar becomes hablaba (root habl-) and comer becomes comía (root com-). This pair matches the same subject for both verbs and uses the standard imperfect endings. The other options switch person or number (hablábamos = we spoke, hablabas = you spoke, comían = they spoke), so they don’t fit the required subject.

In imperfect tense, third-person singular forms for regular verbs follow clear endings: -ar verbs use -aba, while -er/-ir verbs use -ía. So with él/ella/usted, hablar becomes hablaba (root habl-) and comer becomes comía (root com-). This pair matches the same subject for both verbs and uses the standard imperfect endings. The other options switch person or number (hablábamos = we spoke, hablabas = you spoke, comían = they spoke), so they don’t fit the required subject.