to break
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Siempre rompo los vasos.
I always break the glasses.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
El niño rompió la ventana.
The boy broke the window.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Las olas rompían contra el muro.
The waves were breaking against the wall.
Futuro · What will happen
Si sigues así, romperás la silla.
If you keep that up, you'll break the chair.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo nunca rompería una promesa.
I would never break a promise.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
¿Has roto el plato?
Have you broken the plate?
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Alguien había roto la cerca.
Someone had broken the fence.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Habrías roto el celular.
You would have broken your phone.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
No quiero que rompas nada.
I don't want you to break anything.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Temía que el niño rompiera algo.
I was afraid the boy would break something.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Tenía miedo de que rompiesen el vidrio.
I was afraid they would break the glass.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Dudo que haya roto la promesa.
I doubt he has broken the promise.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera roto el teléfono, mi mamá se habría enojado.
If I had broken the phone, my mom would have gotten angry.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Rompe esa carta.
Tear up that letter.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No rompas mi corazón.
Don't break my heart.