
quebrar Future Conjugation
quebrar — to break
The future tense of quebrar is regular: simply add the endings to the infinitive (quebrar-).
quebrar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use to predict that something will break or to express probability about a current situation.
Notes on quebrar in the Future
Quebrar is regular in the future. The stem remains the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Si no tienes cuidado, quebrarás el vaso.
If you aren't careful, you will break the glass.
tú
Ese negocio quebrará pronto.
That business will go bankrupt soon.
él/ella/usted
Mañana quebraremos el récord.
Tomorrow we will break the record.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'quiebrará' with a stem change.
Correct: quebrará
Why: Future tense stems are always based on the infinitive, not the present tense stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: quiebro
Quebrar is a stem-changing verb in the present tense, changing e to ie in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: quebré
Quebrar is completely regular in the preterite; it does not have a stem change here.
Imperfect
yo: quebraba
The imperfect of quebrar is regular: quebraba, quebrabas, quebraba, quebrábamos, quebrabais, quebraban.
Conditional
yo: quebraría
The conditional of quebrar is regular: quebraría, quebrarías, quebraría, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: quiebre
The present subjunctive of quebrar follows the e > ie stem change in the same pattern as the present indicative.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: quebrara
The imperfect subjunctive of quebrar is regular, derived from the third-person plural preterite 'quebraron'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: quiebra
The imperative of quebrar uses the stem-changed 'quiebra' for tú commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no quiebres
The negative imperative of quebrar uses the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.