
bromear Preterite Conjugation
bromear — to joke
The preterite of bromear is regular: bromeé, bromeaste, bromeó, bromeamos, bromeasteis, bromearon.
bromear Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to mention a specific time someone made a joke or to clarify that someone was just kidding during a past conversation.
Notes on bromear in the Preterite
Bromear is fully regular in the preterite. Be careful with the double 'e' in the 'yo' form (bromeé).
Example Sentences
Bromeé un poco para romper el hielo.
I joked a bit to break the ice.
yo
Ella bromeó sobre su peinado.
She joked about her hairstyle.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros bromeamos durante la cena.
We joked during dinner.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: bromeo (without accent) for the past tense.
Correct: bromeó
Why: Without the accent, 'bromeo' is the present tense 'I joke', while 'bromeó' is 'he/she joked'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: bromeo
Bromear is a regular -ar verb in the present: bromeo, bromeas, bromea, bromeamos, bromeáis, bromean.
Imperfect
yo: bromeaba
The imperfect of bromear uses standard -aba endings: bromeaba, bromeabas, bromeaba, bromeábamos, bromeabais, bromeaban.
Future
yo: bromearé
The future of bromear is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: bromearé, bromearás, bromeará, etc.
Conditional
yo: bromearía
The conditional of bromear adds -ía endings to the infinitive: bromearía, bromearías, bromearía, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: bromee
The present subjunctive of bromear uses -e endings: bromee, bromees, bromee, bromeemos, bromeéis, bromeen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: bromeara
The imperfect subjunctive of bromear follows the -ra pattern: bromeara, bromearas, bromeara, bromeáramos, bromearais, bromearan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: bromea
The affirmative imperative of bromear uses bromea (tú) and bromead (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no bromees
The negative imperative of bromear uses the present subjunctive: no bromees, no bromee, no bromeemos, no bromeéis, no bromeen.