Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quiebro | |
| tú | quiebras | |
| él / ella / usted | quiebra | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quebramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | quebráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quiebran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quebré | |
| tú | quebraste | |
| él / ella / usted | quebró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quebramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | quebrasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quebraron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quebraba | |
| tú | quebrabas | |
| él / ella / usted | quebraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quebrábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | quebrabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quebraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quebraré | |
| tú | quebrarás | |
| él / ella / usted | quebrará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quebraremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | quebraréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quebrarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quebraría | |
| tú | quebrarías | |
| él / ella / usted | quebraría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quebraríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | quebraríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quebrarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | quiebre | |
| tú | quiebres | |
| él / ella / usted | quiebre | |
| nosotros / nosotras | quebremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | quebréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | quiebren |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to break, to snap, to shatter (to smash or rupture)
- to break (often in legal contexts), violate a law
- to bend, flex or twist
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations