estropear Future Conjugation
estropear — to damage or break
Future estropearé, estropearás predicts or assumes something will break: 'El vaso se estropeará' (The glass will break).
estropear Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense of 'estropear' to talk about actions that will definitely happen in the future, or to express probability or conjecture about the present or future. For example, 'Mañana estropearán el puente para repararlo' (Tomorrow they will break down the bridge to repair it) is a future plan.
Notes on estropear in the Future
Estropear is regular in the future tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'estropear', and the standard future endings are added.
Example Sentences
Espero que no estropearé la sorpresa.
I hope I don't spoil the surprise.
yo
Si sigues así, estropearás el motor.
If you continue like this, you will damage the engine.
tú
Seguro que el niño estropeará el juguete nuevo.
Surely the child will break the new toy.
él/ella/usted
Ellos estropearán la cosecha si no llueve pronto.
They will ruin the harvest if it doesn't rain soon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense instead of the future.
Correct: For a future action, use 'estropearé', not 'estropeo'.
Why: The future tense specifically indicates actions that will occur later.
Mistake: Confusing future and conditional.
Correct: 'Estropeará' (future) means 'will break', while 'estropearía' (conditional) means 'would break'.
Why: The endings are different and indicate different moods/times.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: estropeo
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).
Preterite
yo: estropeé
The preterite of estropear is regular: estropeé, estropeaste, estropeó, estropeamos, estropeasteis, estropearon.
Imperfect
yo: estropeaba
Imperfect estropeaba, estropeabas describes ongoing or habitual past actions: 'Antes estropeaba mis juguetes' (I used to break my toys).
Conditional
yo: estropearía
Conditional estropearía, estropearías expresses hypotheticals ('would break'): 'Si tuviera dinero, no estropearía el coche' (If I had money, I wouldn't break the car).
Present Subjunctive
yo: estropee
Use present subjunctive estropee, estropeen etc. for wishes, doubts, and emotions: 'Espero que no estropees nada' (I hope you don't break anything).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: estropeara
Use imperfect subjunctive estropeara/estropéara for past hypotheticals or wishes, like 'Si estropeara...' (If I were to break...)
Affirmative Imperative
yo: estropea
Use imperative estropea, estropee, etc. for direct commands, like '¡Estropea el vaso!' (Break the glass!).
Negative Imperative
yo: no estropees
Negative commands use 'no' plus present subjunctive: 'no estropees' (don't break).