empleabais

Empleabais is the second-person plural imperfect indicative form of the Spanish verb emplear. It expresses an action that was ongoing or habitual in the past and is used with the pronoun vosotros, common in Spain. The phrase translates to “you all were employing” or “you all used to employ.”

This form appears in narratives or descriptions of past routines or repeated actions. For example: “Cuando trabajabais en el proyecto, empleabais métodos más eficientes.” Another instance: “Antes, vosotros empleabais más recursos para cada tarea.” The meaning remains the same across gender and number when used with vosotros.

Regional variation and usage notes: Empleabais is characteristic of dialects that use the vosostros form, primarily in Spain. In many Latin American dialects, where ustedes replaces vosotros, the corresponding imperfect is typically empleaban (usted/ustedes form: they/you all employed). Thus, Spanish learners should recognize empleabais as a vosotros-specific form dependent on regional pronouns and standard conjugation patterns.