Question

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

Explanation:

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

Answer:

She used to cook.