Which form is the imperfect tense used with vosotros for hablar?

Which form is the imperfect tense used with vosotros for hablar?

• A. Hablaba
• B. Hablabais
• C. Hablábamos
• D. Hablaban

Answer: (B)

In the imperfect tense, -ar verbs take the endings -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban. To form the vosotros form, attach -abais to the verb stem hablab- (from hablar). So hablar becomes hablabais in the imperfect. This corresponds to the informal plural “you all” in past actions. The other forms—hablabas, hablábamos, hablaba, hablaban—match the other subjects (tú, nosotros, él/ella/usted, ellos/ellas/ustedes).

In the imperfect tense, -ar verbs take the endings -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban. To form the vosotros form, attach -abais to the verb stem hablab- (from hablar). So hablar becomes hablabais in the imperfect. This corresponds to the informal plural “you all” in past actions. The other forms—hablabas, hablábamos, hablaba, hablaban—match the other subjects (tú, nosotros, él/ella/usted, ellos/ellas/ustedes).