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romper

to break

verb Word 759 of the core 1,000 · Stage 4, Expressive

How to conjugate romper

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo rompo I break / I am breaking
tú rompes you break / you are breaking
él/ella rompe he/she breaks / he/she is breaking / you break (formal) / you are breaking (formal)
nosotros rompemos we break / we are breaking
ellos/ellas rompen they break / they are breaking / you all break / you all are breaking

Preterite

yo rompí I broke
tú rompiste you broke
él/ella rompió he/she broke / you broke (formal)
nosotros rompimos we broke
ellos/ellas rompieron they broke / you all broke

Imperfect

yo rompía I was breaking / I used to break
tú rompías you were breaking / you used to break
él/ella rompía he/she was breaking / he/she used to break / you were breaking (formal) / you used to break (formal)
nosotros rompíamos we were breaking / we used to break
ellos/ellas rompían they were breaking / they used to break / you all were breaking / you all used to break

Future

yo romperé I will break
tú romperás you will break
él/ella romperá he/she will break / you will break (formal)
nosotros romperemos we will break
ellos/ellas romperán they will break / you all will break

In a sentence

El niño rompió un vaso en la cocina.

The boy broke a glass in the kitchen.

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