Question

which of the following uses the imperfect tense?
el ladrón tenía pelo corto.
el ladrón tengo pelo corto.
el ladrón tuvo pelo corto.

Explanation:

1. Identify the imperfect tense conjugation of the Spanish verb tener (to have) for the 3rd person singular (él/ella/usted): it is tenía.
2. Analyze each option:

• El ladrón tenía pelo corto uses tenía, which is the imperfect tense.
• El ladrón tengo pelo corto uses tengo, which is the present tense (1st person singular), grammatically incorrect for the subject el ladrón.
• El ladrón tuvo pelo corto uses tuvo, which is the preterite (simple past) tense, not imperfect.

Answer:

El ladrón tenía pelo corto.