What does romper mean in English?

Romper means "to break" in English.

How do you conjugate romper in Spanish?

Romper is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with romper?

Common idiomatic expressions using romper include: "romper el hielo" (to break the ice), "romper con" (to break up with). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What should I know about using romper?

Romper is a regular -er verb with irregular past participle

How do you use romper in a sentence?

Example: "Rompí el vaso." which means "I broke the glass." in English.

Romper

to break

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

romper

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

rompiendo

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

roto

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	rompo I break	I break
tú	rompes you break	you break
él/ella/usted	rompe he/she/you breaks	he/she/you breaks
nosotros	rompemos we break	we break
vosotros	rompéis you all break	you all break
ellos/ustedes	rompen they/you all break	they/you all break

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	rompía I used to break	I used to break
tú	rompías you used to break	you used to break
él/ella/usted	rompía he/she/you used to break	he/she/you used to break
nosotros	rompíamos we used to break	we used to break
vosotros	rompíais you all used to break	you all used to break
ellos/ustedes	rompían they/you all used to break	they/you all used to break

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	rompí I broken	I broken
tú	rompiste you broken	you broken
él/ella/usted	rompió he/she/you broken	he/she/you broken
nosotros	rompimos we broken	we broken
vosotros	rompisteis you all broken	you all broken
ellos/ustedes	rompieron they/you all broken	they/you all broken

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	romperé I will break	I will break
tú	romperás you will break	you will break
él/ella/usted	romperá he/she/you will break	he/she/you will break
nosotros	romperemos we will break	we will break
vosotros	romperéis you all will break	you all will break
ellos/ustedes	romperán they/you all will break	they/you all will break

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	rompería I would break	I would break
tú	romperías you would break	you would break
él/ella/usted	rompería he/she/you would break	he/she/you would break
nosotros	romperíamos we would break	we would break
vosotros	romperíais you all would break	you all would break
ellos/ustedes	romperían they/you all would break	they/you all would break

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	rompa that I break	that I break
tú	rompas that you break	that you break
él/ella/usted	rompa that he/she/you break	that he/she/you break
nosotros	rompamos that we break	that we break
vosotros	rompáis that you all break	that you all break
ellos/ustedes	rompan that they/you all break	that they/you all break

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	rompiera or rompiese that I broken	that I broken
tú	rompieras or rompieses that you broken	that you broken
él/ella/usted	rompiera or rompiese that he/she/you broken	that he/she/you broken
nosotros	rompiéramos or rompiésemos that we broken	that we broken
vosotros	rompierais or rompieseis that you all broken	that you all broken
ellos/ustedes	rompieran or rompiesen that they/you all broken	that they/you all broken

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he roto I have broken	I have broken
tú	has roto you have broken	you have broken
él/ella/usted	ha roto he/she/you have broken	he/she/you have broken
nosotros	hemos roto we have broken	we have broken
vosotros	habéis roto you all have broken	you all have broken
ellos/ustedes	han roto they/you all have broken	they/you all have broken

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había roto I had broken	I had broken
tú	habías roto you had broken	you had broken
él/ella/usted	había roto he/she/you had broken	he/she/you had broken
nosotros	habíamos roto we had broken	we had broken
vosotros	habíais roto you all had broken	you all had broken
ellos/ustedes	habían roto they/you all had broken	they/you all had broken

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube roto I had broken	I had broken
tú	hubiste roto you had broken	you had broken
él/ella/usted	hubo roto he/she/you had broken	he/she/you had broken
nosotros	hubimos roto we had broken	we had broken
vosotros	hubisteis roto you all had broken	you all had broken
ellos/ustedes	hubieron roto they/you all had broken	they/you all had broken

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré roto I will have broken	I will have broken
tú	habrás roto you will have broken	you will have broken
él/ella/usted	habrá roto he/she/you will have broken	he/she/you will have broken
nosotros	habremos roto we will have broken	we will have broken
vosotros	habréis roto you all will have broken	you all will have broken
ellos/ustedes	habrán roto they/you all will have broken	they/you all will have broken

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría roto I would have broken	I would have broken
tú	habrías roto you would have broken	you would have broken
él/ella/usted	habría roto he/she/you would have broken	he/she/you would have broken
nosotros	habríamos roto we would have broken	we would have broken
vosotros	habríais roto you all would have broken	you all would have broken
ellos/ustedes	habrían roto they/you all would have broken	they/you all would have broken

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya roto that I have broken	that I have broken
tú	hayas roto that you have broken	that you have broken
él/ella/usted	haya roto that he/she/you have broken	that he/she/you have broken
nosotros	hayamos roto that we have broken	that we have broken
vosotros	hayáis roto that you all have broken	that you all have broken
ellos/ustedes	hayan roto that they/you all have broken	that they/you all have broken

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera roto that I had broken	that I had broken
tú	hubieras roto that you had broken	that you had broken
él/ella/usted	hubiera roto that he/she/you had broken	that he/she/you had broken
nosotros	hubiéramos roto that we had broken	that we had broken
vosotros	hubierais roto that you all had broken	that you all had broken
ellos/ustedes	hubieran roto that they/you all had broken	that they/you all had broken

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	rompe	break! (you)
usted	rompa	break! (you formal)
nosotros	rompamos	let's break!
vosotros	romped	break! (you all)
ustedes	rompan	break! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no rompas	don't break! (you)
usted	no rompa	don't break! (you formal)
nosotros	no rompamos	let's not break!
vosotros	no rompáis	don't break! (you all)
ustedes	no rompan	don't break! (you all)

More About "romper"

Idiomatic Expressions

romper el hielo

to break the ice

💡 Starting conversation or reducing tension

romper con

to break up with

💡 Ending a relationship

Examples in Context

Rompí el vaso.

I broke the glass.

Preterite

Los niños rompen juguetes.

Children break toys.

Present

He roto la promesa.

I have broken the promise.

Present Perfect

Romperás el récord.

You will break the record.

Future

Usage Notes

•Romper is a regular -er verb with irregular past participle
•Irregular past participle: roto (not "rompido")
•Main meaning: to break

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