Solíais

Solíais is the second-person plural imperfect indicative form of the Spanish verb soler. It is used to express past actions or states that were habitual or usual for your group in the vosotros form, equivalent to "you used to" or "you were accustomed to" in English.

In the imperfect tense, soler conjugates as solía, solías, solía, solíamos, solíais, solían. The form solíais specifically corresponds to the vosotros subject. It is commonly followed by an infinitive without a preposition, as in solíais comer temprano or solíais ir al cine los sábados, to indicate actions that were regularly performed in the past.

Regional usage and alternatives: solíais is characteristic of Castilian Spanish, where the vosotros form is standard. In many Latin American varieties, the equivalent meaning is conveyed with ustedes solían, since the vosotros form is not used there.

Notes on meaning and usage: soler behaves as a semi-auxiliary verb, used to indicate habitual past actions or states. It is more commonly found in narrative or descriptive contexts to set a routine in the past, rather than to describe a single completed event. The imperfect form is often employed in storytelling to recall past habits or customs.

Example: “Cuando éramos jóvenes, solíais ir al parque todos los sábados.” Another: “Vosotros solíais estudiar hasta tarde, solíais cenar juntos después.”