How to conjugate Romper in Spanish
To break Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Romper
- Romper in the Indicative Present
- Romper in the Indicative Preterite
- Romper in the Indicative Imperfect
- Romper in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Romper in the Indicative Informal Future
- Romper in the Indicative Future
- Romper in the Indicative Conditional
- Romper in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Romper in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Romper in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Romper in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Romper
- Imperative tenses of Romper
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Romper conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Romper is the Spanish verb for "to break". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to romper include: fracturar, quebrar.
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | romper | to break |
Past participle | roto | broken |
Gerund | rompiendo | breaking |
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | rompo | I break |
Tú | rompes | you break |
Ella / Él / Usted | rompe | s/he breaks, you (formal) break |
Nosotras / Nosotros | rompemos | we break |
Vosotras / Vosotros | rompéis | you (plural) break |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rompen | they break, |
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | rompí | I broke |
Tú | rompiste | you broke |
Ella / Él / Usted | rompió | s/he broke, you (formal) broke |
Nosotras / Nosotros | rompimos | we broke |
Vosotras / Vosotros | rompisteis | you (plural) broke |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rompieron | they broke, |
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | rompía | I used to break |
Tú | rompías | you used to break |
Ella / Él / Usted | rompía | s/he used to break, you (formal) used to break |
Nosotras / Nosotros | rompíamos | we used to break |
Vosotras / Vosotros | rompíais | you (plural) used to break |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rompían | they used to break, |
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy rompiendo | I am breaking |
Tú | estás rompiendo | you are breaking |
Ella / Él / Usted | está rompiendo | s/he is breaking, you (formal) are breaking |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos rompiendo | we are breaking |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis rompiendo | you (plural) are breaking |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están rompiendo | they are breaking, |
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a romper | I am going to break |
Tú | vas a romper | you are going to break |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a romper | s/he is going to break, you (formal) are going to break |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a romper | we are going to break |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a romper | you (plural) are going to break |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a romper | they are going to break, |
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | romperé | I will break |
Tú | romperás | you will break |
Ella / Él / Usted | romperá | s/he will break, you (formal) will break |
Nosotras / Nosotros | romperemos | we will break |
Vosotras / Vosotros | romperéis | you (plural) will break |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | romperán | they will break, |
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | rompería | I would break |
Tú | romperías | you would break |
Ella / Él / Usted | rompería | s/he would break, you (formal) would break |
Nosotras / Nosotros | romperíamos | we would break |
Vosotras / Vosotros | romperíais | you (plural) would break |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | romperían | they would break, |
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he roto | I have broken |
Tú | has roto | you have broken |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha roto | s/he has broken, you (formal) have broken |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos roto | we have broken |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis roto | you (plural) have broken |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han roto | they have broken, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había roto | I had broken |
Tú | habías roto | you had broken |
Ella / Él / Usted | había roto | s/he had broken, you (formal) had broken |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos roto | we had broken |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais roto | you (plural) had broken |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían roto | they had broken, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré roto | I will have broken |
Tú | habrás roto | you will have broken |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá roto | s/he will have broken, you (formal) will have broken |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos roto | we will have broken |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis roto | you (plural) will have broken |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán roto | they will have broken, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría roto | I would have broken |
Tú | habrías roto | you would have broken |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría roto | s/he would have broken, you (formal) would have broken |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos roto | we would have broken |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais roto | you (plural) would have broken |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían roto | they would have broken, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | rompa | I break |
Tú | rompas | you break |
Ella / Él / Usted | rompa | s/he breaks, you (formal) break |
Nosotras / Nosotros | rompamos | we break |
Vosotras / Vosotros | rompáis | you (plural) break |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rompan | they break, |
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | rompiera | I broke |
Tú | rompieras | you broke |
Ella / Él / Usted | rompiera | s/he broke, you (formal) broke |
Nosotras / Nosotros | rompiéramos | we broke |
Vosotras / Vosotros | rompierais | you (plural) broke |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rompieran | they broke, |
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | rompiere | I will break |
Tú | rompieres | you will break |
Ella / Él / Usted | rompiere | s/he will break, you (formal) will break |
Nosotras / Nosotros | rompiéremos | we will break |
Vosotras / Vosotros | rompiereis | you (plural) will break |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rompieren | they will break, |
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya roto | I have broken |
Tú | hayas roto | you have broken |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya roto | s/he has broken, you (formal) have broken |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos roto | we have broken |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis roto | you (plural) have broken |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan roto | they have broken, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera roto | I had broken |
Tú | hubieras roto | you had broken |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera roto | s/he had broken, you (formal) had broken |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos roto | we had broken |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais roto | you (plural) had broken |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran roto | they had broken, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere roto | I will have broken |
Tú | hubieres roto | you will have broken |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere roto | s/he will have broken, you (formal) will have broken |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos roto | we will have broken |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis roto | you (plural) will have broken |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren roto | they will have broken, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | rompe | (to you) break! |
Ella / Él / Usted | rompa | (to you formal) break! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | rompamos | let's break! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | romped | (to you plural) break! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | rompan | (to you plural formal) break! |
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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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no rompas | (to you) don't break! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no rompa | (to you formal) don't break! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no rompamos | let's not break! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no rompáis | (to you plural) don't break! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no rompan | (to you plural formal) don't break! |
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