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How to conjugate Romper in Spanish

romper to break Irregular Verb

At a glance: Romper (to break) is a widely used irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: rompo, rompes, rompe, rompemos, rompéis, rompen. Every simple tense is regular; only the past participle (roto) changes, which carries into the compound tenses.

Past participle
roto broken
Gerund
rompiendo breaking
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fracturar, quebrar

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Indicative tenses of Romper

Romper in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of romper is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “rompo”, meaning “I break”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YorompoI break
Túrompesyou break
Ella / Él / Ustedrompes/he breaks
Nosotras / Nosotrosrompemoswe break
Vosotras / Vosotrosrompéisyou (plural) break
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesrompenthey break

How it’s built: Regular: stem romp- plus the -er endings.

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Romper in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of romper is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “rompí”, meaning “I broke”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YorompíI broke
Túrompisteyou broke
Ella / Él / Ustedrompiós/he broke
Nosotras / Nosotrosrompimoswe broke
Vosotras / Vosotrosrompisteisyou (plural) broke
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesrompieronthey broke

How it’s built: Regular: stem romp- plus the -er endings.

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Romper in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of romper is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “rompía”, meaning “I used to break”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YorompíaI used to break
Túrompíasyou used to break
Ella / Él / Ustedrompías/he used to break
Nosotras / Nosotrosrompíamoswe used to break
Vosotras / Vosotrosrompíaisyou (plural) used to break
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesrompíanthey used to break

How it’s built: Regular: stem romp- plus the -er endings.

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Romper in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of romper is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy rompiendo”, meaning “I am breaking”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy rompiendoI am breaking
Túestás rompiendoyou are breaking
Ella / Él / Ustedestá rompiendos/he is breaking
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos rompiendowe are breaking
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis rompiendoyou (plural) are breaking
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán rompiendothey are breaking

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund rompiendo.

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Romper in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of romper is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a romper”, meaning “I am going to break”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a romperI am going to break
Túvas a romperyou are going to break
Ella / Él / Ustedva a rompers/he is going to break
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a romperwe are going to break
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a romperyou (plural) are going to break
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a romperthey are going to break

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive romper.

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Romper in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of romper is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “romperé”, meaning “I will break”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoromperéI will break
Túromperásyou will break
Ella / Él / Ustedromperás/he will break
Nosotras / Nosotrosromperemoswe will break
Vosotras / Vosotrosromperéisyou (plural) will break
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesromperánthey will break

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive romper plus the future endings.

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Romper in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of romper is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “rompería”, meaning “I would break”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoromperíaI would break
Túromperíasyou would break
Ella / Él / Ustedromperías/he would break
Nosotras / Nosotrosromperíamoswe would break
Vosotras / Vosotrosromperíaisyou (plural) would break
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesromperíanthey would break

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive romper plus the conditional endings.

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Romper in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of romper is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he roto”, meaning “I have broken”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe rotoI have broken
Túhas rotoyou have broken
Ella / Él / Ustedha rotos/he has broken
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos rotowe have broken
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis rotoyou (plural) have broken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan rotothey have broken

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the irregular past participle roto.

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Romper in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of romper is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había roto”, meaning “I had broken”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía rotoI had broken
Túhabías rotoyou had broken
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía rotos/he had broken
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos rotowe had broken
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais rotoyou (plural) had broken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían rotothey had broken

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the irregular past participle roto.

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Romper in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of romper is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré roto”, meaning “I will have broken”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré rotoI will have broken
Túhabrás rotoyou will have broken
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá rotos/he will have broken
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos rotowe will have broken
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis rotoyou (plural) will have broken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán rotothey will have broken

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the irregular past participle roto.

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Romper in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of romper is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría roto”, meaning “I would have broken”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría rotoI would have broken
Túhabrías rotoyou would have broken
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría rotos/he would have broken
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos rotowe would have broken
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais rotoyou (plural) would have broken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían rotothey would have broken

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the irregular past participle roto.

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Subjunctive tenses of Romper

Romper in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “rompa”, meaning “I break”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YorompaI break
Túrompasyou break
Ella / Él / Ustedrompas/he breaks
Nosotras / Nosotrosrompamoswe break
Vosotras / Vosotrosrompáisyou (plural) break
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesrompanthey break

How it’s built: Regular: stem romp- plus the -er subjunctive endings.

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Romper in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “rompiera”, meaning “I broke”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YorompieraI broke
Túrompierasyou broke
Ella / Él / Ustedrompieras/he broke
Nosotras / Nosotrosrompiéramoswe broke
Vosotras / Vosotrosrompieraisyou (plural) broke
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesrompieranthey broke

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, rompieron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (rompiéramos).

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Romper in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “rompiere”, meaning “I will break”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YorompiereI will break
Túrompieresyou will break
Ella / Él / Ustedrompieres/he will break
Nosotras / Nosotrosrompiéremoswe will break
Vosotras / Vosotrosrompiereisyou (plural) will break
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesrompierenthey will break

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, rompieron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (rompiéremos).

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Romper in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya roto”, meaning “I have broken”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya rotoI have broken
Túhayas rotoyou have broken
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya rotos/he has broken
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos rotowe have broken
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis rotoyou (plural) have broken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan rotothey have broken

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the irregular past participle roto.

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Romper in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera roto”, meaning “I had broken”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera rotoI had broken
Túhubieras rotoyou had broken
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera rotos/he had broken
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos rotowe had broken
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais rotoyou (plural) had broken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran rotothey had broken

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the irregular past participle roto.

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Romper in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere roto”, meaning “I will have broken”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere rotoI will have broken
Túhubieres rotoyou will have broken
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere rotos/he will have broken
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos rotowe will have broken
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis rotoyou (plural) will have broken
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren rotothey will have broken

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the irregular past participle roto.

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Imperative tenses of Romper

Romper in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “rompa”, meaning “(to you formal) break!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túrompe(to you) break!
Ella / Él / Ustedrompa(to you formal) break!
Nosotras / Nosotrosrompamoslet's break!
Vosotras / Vosotrosromped(to you plural) break!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesrompan(to you plural formal) break!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (rompe); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (rompa, rompamos, rompan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (romped).

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Romper in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no rompa”, meaning “(to you formal) don't break!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno rompas(to you) don't break!
Ella / Él / Ustedno rompa(to you formal) don't break!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno rompamoslet's not break!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno rompáis(to you plural) don't break!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno rompan(to you plural formal) don't break!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no rompas, no rompa, no rompamos, no rompáis, no rompan.

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Frequently asked questions about Romper

Is romper a regular or irregular verb?

Romper is an irregular Spanish verb. Every simple tense is regular; only the past participle (roto) changes, which carries into the compound tenses.

How do you conjugate romper in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), romper is conjugated as: yo rompo, tú rompes, él/ella/usted rompe, nosotros rompemos, vosotros rompéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes rompen. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.

How do you conjugate romper in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), romper is conjugated as: yo rompí, tú rompiste, él/ella/usted rompió, nosotros rompimos, vosotros rompisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes rompieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate romper in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), romper is conjugated as: yo rompía, tú rompías, él/ella/usted rompía, nosotros rompíamos, vosotros rompíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes rompían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.

How do you conjugate romper in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), romper is conjugated as: yo romperé, tú romperás, él/ella/usted romperá, nosotros romperemos, vosotros romperéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes romperán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate romper in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), romper is conjugated as: yo rompa, tú rompas, él/ella/usted rompa, nosotros rompamos, vosotros rompáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes rompan. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.

What’s the difference between romper and romperse?

Romper means ‘to break’ and romperse means ‘to break (oneself), to break down’. Romperse is the reflexive form of romper, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo rompo becomes me rompo. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so rompe becomes rómpete.


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