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
romperse
to break
- #343 most used
- Irregular -er verb
- Gerund: rompiéndose
- 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 romperse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Estas copas se rompen con nada, ten cuidado.
These glasses break at the slightest thing, be careful.
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Past
Andrés se rompió el brazo jugando futbol.
Andrés broke his arm playing soccer.
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Imperfect
En la mudanza se rompían platos cada cinco minutos.
During the move, plates were breaking every five minutes.
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Future
Si cargas tanto, se te romperá la bolsa.
If you carry that much, your bag will break.
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Conditional
Con ese golpe, cualquier hueso se rompería.
With a blow like that, any bone would break.
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Present subjunctive
Guarda el celular, no vaya a ser que se rompa.
Put the phone away, in case it breaks.
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Past subjunctive
Si se rompiera la olla, ¿cómo haríamos el mole?
If the pot broke, how would we make the mole?
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Imperative
¡No se rompan la cabeza, el examen es fácil!
Don't rack your brains, the exam is easy!
Good to know
- "Romperse" is for a bone or a thing: se rompió la pierna, se rompió el vaso.
- "Se me rompió" says it broke on you, by accident: se me rompió el celular.
Where you hear romperse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 2
- Con este viento, las ventanas se rompen. With this wind, the windows break.
- No se rompió ninguna ventana. Not a single window broke.
- Si no la cuidas, la tabla se va a romper. If you don't look after it, the board is going to break.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 3
- Estas copas no se rompen fácil. These glasses don't break easily.
- Ayer se rompió un plato en la cocina. A plate broke in the kitchen yesterday.
- Si las envuelve bien, no se van a romper. If he wraps them well, they won't break.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -er verb.