Romper Conjugation | How to Conjugate Romper in Spanish

Romper means “to break,” “to tear,” or “to interrupt.” You will learn its regular finite -ER paradigm, gerund rompiendo, irregular participle roto, compound tenses, and common extensions.

Romper conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Linguistically, romper has otherwise regular -ER finite forms, such as rompo, rompí, rompa, romperé, but its past participle is irregular: roto — “broken.” Its gerund is rompiendo — “breaking.”

Romper gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle roto remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	romper	to break
Gerund	rompiendo	breaking
Past participle	roto	broken

Romper meaning and essential uses

Romper is commonly transitive: Rompí el vaso. — “I broke the glass.” RAE also records pronominal uses when something breaks: El vaso se rompió. — “The glass broke.”

It has many extensions involving interruption or ending continuity: romper el silencio — “to break the silence,” romper una regla — “to break a rule,” and romper con alguien — “to break up / cut ties with someone.”

Romper irregular conjugation patterns

The finite paradigm uses a regular romp- stem: rompo, rompes, rompí, rompía, rompa, rompiera, rompiere. The gerund rompiendo is also regular.

The irregularity is the participle roto, which replaces an expected regular participle in compound forms: he roto — “I have broken,” había roto — “I had broken.”

Romper indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Romper present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	rompo	I break
Tú — you, singular informal	rompes	you break
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	rompe	he / she breaks; you break (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	rompemos	we break
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	rompéis	you break (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	rompen	they break; you break (plural)

• Rompo el papel por la mitad. — I break / tear the paper in half.

Romper preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	rompí	I broke
Tú — you, singular informal	rompiste	you broke
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	rompió	he / she broke; you broke (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	rompimos	we broke
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	rompisteis	you broke (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	rompieron	they broke; you broke (plural)

• Ayer rompí un vaso. — Yesterday I broke a glass.

Romper imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. The compound form uses the irregular participle roto — “broken,” not a regularized participle.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	rompía	I used to break / was breaking
Tú — you, singular informal	rompías	you used to break / were breaking
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	rompía	he / she used to break / was breaking; you used to break / were breaking (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	rompíamos	we used to break / were breaking
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	rompíais	you used to break / were breaking (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	rompían	they used to break / were breaking; you used to break / were breaking (plural)

• De niño rompía mis juguetes con frecuencia. — As a child, I used to break my toys frequently.

Romper present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus rompiendo — “breaking.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy rompiendo	I am breaking
Tú — you, singular informal	estás rompiendo	you are breaking
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está rompiendo	he / she is breaking; you are breaking (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos rompiendo	we are breaking
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis rompiendo	you are breaking (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están rompiendo	they are breaking; you are breaking (plural)

• Estoy rompiendo las cajas para reciclarlas. — I am breaking down the boxes for recycling.

Romper near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and romper.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a romper	I am going to break
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a romper	you are going to break
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a romper	he / she is going to break; you are going to break (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a romper	we are going to break
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a romper	you are going to break (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a romper	they are going to break; you are going to break (plural)

• Voy a romper el sello. — I am going to break the seal.

Romper future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	romperé	I will break
Tú — you, singular informal	romperás	you will break
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	romperá	he / she will break; you will break (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	romperemos	we will break
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	romperéis	you will break (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	romperán	they will break; you will break (plural)

• Romperemos el silencio mañana. — We will break the silence tomorrow.

Romper conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	rompería	I would break
Tú — you, singular informal	romperías	you would break
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	rompería	he / she would break; you would break (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	romperíamos	we would break
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	romperíais	you would break (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	romperían	they would break; you would break (plural)

• Rompería el acuerdo si fuera injusto. — I would break the agreement if it were unfair.

Romper present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. The compound form uses the irregular participle roto — “broken,” not a regularized participle.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he roto	I have broken
Tú — you, singular informal	has roto	you have broken
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha roto	he / she has broken; you have broken (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos roto	we have broken
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis roto	you have broken (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han roto	they have broken; you have broken (plural)

• He roto la pantalla. — I have broken the screen.

Romper past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. The compound form uses the irregular participle roto — “broken,” not a regularized participle.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había roto	I had broken
Tú — you, singular informal	habías roto	you had broken
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había roto	he / she had broken; you had broken (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos roto	we had broken
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais roto	you had broken (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían roto	they had broken; you had broken (plural)

• Ya habíamos roto el sello. — We had already broken the seal.

Romper future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. The compound form uses the irregular participle roto — “broken,” not a regularized participle.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré roto	I will have broken
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás roto	you will have broken
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá roto	he / she will have broken; you will have broken (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos roto	we will have broken
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis roto	you will have broken (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán roto	they will have broken; you will have broken (plural)

• Para entonces habrán roto todas las cajas. — By then they will have broken down all the boxes.

Romper conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. The compound form uses the irregular participle roto — “broken,” not a regularized participle.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría roto	I would have broken
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías roto	you would have broken
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría roto	he / she would have broken; you would have broken (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos roto	we would have broken
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais roto	you would have broken (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían roto	they would have broken; you would have broken (plural)

• Habría roto el vaso sin querer. — I would have broken the glass accidentally.

Romper subjunctive conjugations

Romper present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	rompa	that I break
Tú — you, singular informal	rompas	that you break
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	rompa	that he / she break; that you break (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	rompamos	that we break
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	rompáis	that you break (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	rompan	that they break; that you break (plural)

• No quiero que rompas nada. — I do not want you to break anything.

Romper imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. The compound form uses the irregular participle roto — “broken,” not a regularized participle.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	rompiera	that I broke
Tú — you, singular informal	rompieras	that you broke
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	rompiera	that he / she broke; that you broke (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	rompiéramos	that we broke
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	rompierais	that you broke (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	rompieran	that they broke; that you broke (plural)

• Preferían que rompiéramos el material en partes pequeñas. — They preferred that we break the material into small pieces.
• Era mejor que rompieses el sello después de leer las instrucciones. — It was better for you to break the seal after reading the instructions.

Romper future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms share the same historical family as the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	rompiere	if / when I should break
Tú — you, singular informal	rompieres	if / when you should break
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	rompiere	if / when he / she should break; if / when you should break (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	rompiéremos	if / when we should break
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	rompiereis	if / when you should break (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	rompieren	if / when they should break; if / when you should break (plural)

• Quien rompiere el precinto deberá comunicarlo. — Whoever should break the seal must report it.

Romper present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. The compound form uses the irregular participle roto — “broken,” not a regularized participle.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya roto	that I have broken
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas roto	that you have broken
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya roto	that he / she has broken; that you have broken (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos roto	that we have broken
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis roto	that you have broken (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan roto	that they have broken; that you have broken (plural)

• Me alegra que no hayas roto nada. — I am glad that you did not break anything.

Romper past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. The compound form uses the irregular participle roto — “broken,” not a regularized participle.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera roto	that I had broken
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras roto	that you had broken
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera roto	that he / she had broken; that you had broken (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos roto	that we had broken
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais roto	that you had broken (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran roto	that they had broken; that you had broken (plural)

• Si hubiera roto el cristal, lo habría pagado. — If I had broken the glass, I would have paid for it.
• Si hubieses roto el acuerdo, habría habido consecuencias. — If you had broken the agreement, there would have been consequences.

Romper future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. The compound form uses the irregular participle roto — “broken,” not a regularized participle.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere roto	if / when I should have broken
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres roto	if / when you should have broken
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere roto	if / when he / she should have broken; if / when you should have broken (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos roto	if / when we should have broken
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis roto	if / when you should have broken (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren roto	if / when they should have broken; if / when you should have broken (plural)

• Si hubieren roto el precinto, deberá constar en el informe. — If they should have broken the seal, it must appear in the report.

Romper imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Romper affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	rompe	break
Usted — you, singular formal	rompa	break (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	rompamos	let’s break
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	romped	break (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	rompan	break (plural)

• Rompe el papel en dos partes. — Tear the paper into two parts.

Romper negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no rompas	do not break
Usted — you, singular formal	no rompa	do not break (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no rompamos	let’s not break
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no rompáis	do not break (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no rompan	do not break (plural)

• No rompas el dispositivo. — Do not break the device.

Common constructions with Romper

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• romper algo. — to break / tear something.
• romperse. — to break / get broken.
• romper el silencio / una regla / un acuerdo. — to break the silence / a rule / an agreement.
• romper con alguien. — to break up / cut ties with someone.

Example sentences with Romper

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Se rompió la ventana. — The window broke.
• He roto mis gafas. — I have broken my glasses.
• No quiero romper la promesa. — I do not want to break the promise.
• Espero que no rompas el equipo. — I hope you do not break the equipment.
• Decidieron romper con esa tradición. — They decided to break with that tradition.
• Rompe el hielo con una pregunta sencilla. — Break the ice with a simple question.

Regional and usage notes for Romper

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos rompés cosas con demasiada facilidad. — You break things too easily. (voseo)
• Rompé el papel por la línea. — Tear the paper along the line. (affirmative vos command)

For romper, the finite conjugation is straightforward; the key irregular form is roto. Use it in every compound tense with haber, while keeping the regular gerund rompiendo and finite stem romp-.