Isn't imperfect used for description??? and grammar question
Okay, so for my county semester exam review packet that says, ¿Que estuvo la comida? Yet on my vocab sheet from the county, it says Que estaba la comida? My teacher also specifically told us that imperfect was description. Is the question worded incorrectly?
Also, here is a grammar question that I don't get exactly.
A causa del estrés, a mí me duele mucho la cabeza. Yo __________ dije esto a mi familia.
A. les B. me C. le D. nos
I chose answer C because it is supposed to be, "I said THAT to my family." Le is the pronoun for la familia. Remember, decir is not a reflexive verb, so me is incorrect, I think. But I have no clue, really.
3 Answers
On the first part, you need a form of ser. It could be either imperfect or preterit depending on the context, which is not given in your sentences. Estar does not make sense here, however, it would make sense if you were asking How was the meal?
On the second question, that = esto.
A causa del estrés, a mí me duele mucho la cabeza. Yo __________ dije esto a mi familia.
The __ is for whatever is equal to 'a mi familia' = le.
In a sentence like this, you have to have the 'le', but not necessarily the 'a mi familia' (that is what the 'le' is referring to and is there for clarification of who exactly you told it to).
One thing that may be confusing is that "familia" is a collective noun. Even though the family may be made up of many people, it is one unit. It is therefore singular. Since you are telling that to your family, the proper form here is "le", as Julian stated, and not "les", which would indicate a plural.
