The Spanish verb romper means "to break". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of romper is yo rompo, tú rompes, él/ella/usted rompe, nosotros rompemos, vosotros rompéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes rompen. It is irregular in other tenses, while its present follows the regular -er pattern. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| yo | rompo | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | rompes | |
| él/ | rompe | |
| nosotros | rompemos | |
| vosotros | rompéis | |
| ellos/ | rompen |
| yo | rompí |
|---|---|
| tú | rompiste |
| él/ | rompió |
| nosotros | rompimos |
| vosotros | rompisteis |
| ellos/ | rompieron |
| yo | rompía |
|---|---|
| tú | rompías |
| él/ | rompía |
| nosotros | rompíamos |
| vosotros | rompíais |
| ellos/ | rompían |
| yo | romperé |
|---|---|
| tú | romperás |
| él/ | romperá |
| nosotros | romperemos |
| vosotros | romperéis |
| ellos/ | romperán |
| yo | rompería |
|---|---|
| tú | romperías |
| él/ | rompería |
| nosotros | romperíamos |
| vosotros | romperíais |
| ellos/ | romperían |
| yo | rompa |
|---|---|
| tú | rompas |
| él/ | rompa |
| nosotros | rompamos |
| vosotros | rompáis |
| ellos/ | rompan |
| tú | rompe |
|---|---|
| usted | rompa |
| nosotros | rompamos |
| vosotros | romped |
| ustedes | rompan |
| yo | he roto (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | has roto (irregular) |
| él/ | ha roto (irregular) |
| nosotros | hemos roto (irregular) |
| vosotros | habéis roto (irregular) |
| ellos/ | han roto (irregular) |
Romper is irregular. Its past participle is roto, and the present perfect uses forms such as he roto and han roto.
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No. Romper is irregular because its past participle is roto and its present perfect uses forms such as he roto.
The past participle is roto.
Use the auxiliary haber with roto: he roto, has roto, ha roto, hemos roto, habéis roto, han roto.