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estropear

to damage or break

Complete conjugation tables and interactive practice exercises. This is a regular -ar verb.

The Spanish verb estropear means to damage or break.

Present tense:

yoestropeo
estropeas
él/ella/ustedestropea
nosotrosestropeamos
vosotrosestropeáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesestropean

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🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesestropearan
yoestropeara
estropearas
vosotrosestropearais
nosotrosestropeáramos
él/ella/ustedestropeara

Use imperfect subjunctive estropeara/estropéara for past hypotheticals or wishes, like 'Si estropeara...' (If I were to break...)

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesestropeen
yoestropee
estropees
vosotrosestropeéis
nosotrosestropeemos
él/ella/ustedestropee

Use present subjunctive estropee, estropeen etc. for wishes, doubts, and emotions: 'Espero que no estropees nada' (I hope you don't break anything).

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imperative

negative

no estropees
vosotrosno estropeéis
ustedesno estropeen
nosotrosno estropeemos
ustedno estropee

Negative commands use 'no' plus present subjunctive: 'no estropees' (don't break).

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affirmative

estropea
vosotrosestropead
ustedesestropeen
nosotrosestropeemos
ustedestropee

Use imperative estropea, estropee, etc. for direct commands, like '¡Estropea el vaso!' (Break the glass!).

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedesestropearían
yoestropearía
estropearías
vosotrosestropearíais
nosotrosestropearíamos
él/ella/ustedestropearía

Conditional estropearía, estropearías expresses hypotheticals ('would break'): 'Si tuviera dinero, no estropearía el coche' (If I had money, I wouldn't break the car).

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesestropearon
yoestropeé
estropeaste
vosotrosestropeasteis
nosotrosestropeamos
él/ella/ustedestropeó

The preterite of estropear is regular: estropeé, estropeaste, estropeó, estropeamos, estropeasteis, estropearon.

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesestropeaban
yoestropeaba
estropeabas
vosotrosestropeabais
nosotrosestropeábamos
él/ella/ustedestropeaba

Imperfect estropeaba, estropeabas describes ongoing or habitual past actions: 'Antes estropeaba mis juguetes' (I used to break my toys).

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesestropean
yoestropeo
estropeas
vosotrosestropeáis
nosotrosestropeamos
él/ella/ustedestropea

Present estropeo, estropeas, etc. describes current actions or habits: 'Yo estropeo las plantas si no las riego' (I ruin the plants if I don't water them).

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedesestropearán
yoestropearé
estropearás
vosotrosestropearéis
nosotrosestropearemos
él/ella/ustedestropeará

Future estropearé, estropearás predicts or assumes something will break: 'El vaso se estropeará' (The glass will break).

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