Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rompo | |
| tú | rompes | |
| él / ella / usted | rompe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rompemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rompéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rompen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rompí | |
| tú | rompiste | |
| él / ella / usted | rompió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rompimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rompisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rompieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rompía | |
| tú | rompías | |
| él / ella / usted | rompía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rompíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rompíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rompían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | romperé | |
| tú | romperás | |
| él / ella / usted | romperá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | romperemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | romperéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | romperán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rompería | |
| tú | romperías | |
| él / ella / usted | rompería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | romperíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | romperíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | romperían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | rompa | |
| tú | rompas | |
| él / ella / usted | rompa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | rompamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | rompáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | rompan |
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 break up, terminate (a relationship, friendship etc.)
- to begin to do something; to break into
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