Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I break
- tú you break
- usted, él, ella he/she breaks
- nosotros we break
- vosotros Spain you all break
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they break
SPANISH VERB
romper
to break
- #175 most used
- Irregular -er verb
- Gerund: rompiendo
- Past participle: roto
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I broke
- tú you broke
- usted, él, ella he/she broke
- nosotros we broke
- vosotros Spain you all broke
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they broke
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to break
- tú you used to break
- usted, él, ella he/she used to break
- nosotros we used to break
- vosotros Spain you all used to break
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to break
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will break
- tú you will break
- usted, él, ella he/she will break
- nosotros we will break
- vosotros Spain you all will break
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will break
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would break
- tú you would break
- usted, él, ella he/she would break
- nosotros we would break
- vosotros Spain you all would break
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would break
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I break
- tú (that) you break
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she break
- nosotros (that) we break
- vosotros Spain (that) you all break
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they break
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I broke
- tú (if) you broke
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she broke
- nosotros (if) we broke
- vosotros Spain (if) you all broke
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they broke
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú break!
- usted break! (formal)
- nosotros break! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain break! (all of you)
- ustedes break! (all of you)
How to use romper
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Mi perro rompe todos los zapatos de la casa.
My dog breaks all the shoes in the house.
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Past
Rompí un vaso lavando los trastes.
I broke a glass doing the dishes.
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Imperfect
De chicos rompíamos la piñata en cada fiesta.
As kids we used to break the piñata at every party.
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Future
Si sigues así, romperás el control remoto.
If you keep that up, you'll break the remote.
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Conditional
Yo nunca rompería una promesa a un amigo.
I would never break a promise to a friend.
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Present subjunctive
Ten cuidado, no quiero que rompas la pantalla.
Be careful, I don't want you to break the screen.
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Past subjunctive
Si rompieras ese plato, mi mamá lloraría.
If you broke that plate, my mom would cry.
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Imperative
¡Rompe la piñata con todas tus fuerzas!
Break the piñata with all your strength!
Good to know
- "Romperse" is for a bone: "Se rompió el brazo."
Where you hear romper
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- Alguien rompe la piñata. Someone breaks the pinata.
- Rompí la piñata. I broke the pinata.
- Mañana yo voy a romper la piñata. Tomorrow I'm going to break the pinata.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- Siempre rompo algo cuando cocino. I always break something when I cook.
- Andrés rompió una ventana con el balón cuando era niño. Andres broke a window with the ball when he was a boy.
- Cuidado, lo vas a romper. Careful, you're going to break it.
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I Forgot My Wallet
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Beginner Level 3 · se me rompió
The Posada
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Beginner Level 3 · alguien rompe la piñata · ¡La rompiste!
Back to Oaxaca
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Beginner Level 3 · rompí una piñata
Moving Day
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Intermediate Level 1 · con tal de que no rompan nada
Better Safe Than Sorry
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Fluency Level 1 · roto
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -er verb.