Question

what does the highlighted phrase mean? ella cocinaba la comida. she is now cooking. she cooks. she used to cook.

Explanation:

The Spanish verb "cocinaba" is the imperfect - tense form of "cocinar" (to cook). The imperfect tense in Spanish is used to describe past habitual actions or ongoing actions in the past. So "Ella cocinaba la comida" means she used to cook the food.

Answer:

She used to cook.