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SPANISH VERB

bromear

to joke

  • #393 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: bromeando
  • Past participle: bromeado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I joke
  2. tú you joke
  3. usted, él, ella he/she jokes
  4. nosotros we joke
  5. vosotros Spain you all joke
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they joke

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I joked
  2. tú you joked
  3. usted, él, ella he/she joked
  4. nosotros we joked
  5. vosotros Spain you all joked
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they joked

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to joke
  2. tú you used to joke
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to joke
  4. nosotros we used to joke
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to joke
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to joke

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will joke
  2. tú you will joke
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will joke
  4. nosotros we will joke
  5. vosotros Spain you all will joke
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will joke

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would joke
  2. tú you would joke
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would joke
  4. nosotros we would joke
  5. vosotros Spain you all would joke
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would joke

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I joke
  2. tú (that) you joke
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she joke
  4. nosotros (that) we joke
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all joke
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they joke

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I joked
  2. tú (if) you joked
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she joked
  4. nosotros (if) we joked
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all joked
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they joked

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú joke!
  2. usted joke! (formal)
  3. nosotros joke! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain joke! (all of you)
  5. ustedes joke! (all of you)

How to use bromear

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi abuelo bromea con las enfermeras todo el día.

    My grandad jokes with the nurses all day.

  2. Past

    Bromeé con él y se enfadó de verdad.

    I joked with him and he got really angry.

  3. Imperfect

    Tranquila, solo bromeaba, no te enfades.

    Relax, I was only joking, don't get angry.

  4. Future

    Seguro que bromearán sobre mi corte de pelo.

    They'll surely joke about my haircut.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no bromearía con eso delante del jefe.

    I wouldn't joke about that in front of the boss.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No me gusta que bromees con la comida.

    I don't like you joking around with food.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le molestó que bromeáramos sobre su edad.

    It bothered her that we joked about her age.

  8. Imperative

    ¡No bromees, dime la verdad de una vez!

    Don't joke, tell me the truth right now!

Where you hear bromear

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Estoy bromeando. También hay comida sin chile. I'm joking. There is food without chilli too.
  • Bromeamos un poco mientras escribíamos las invitaciones. We joked a little while we were writing the invitations.
  • No voy a bromear con la fecha de la boda. I'm not going to joke about the wedding date.
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