romper Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
romper — to break
The affirmative imperative of romper: rompe (tú), rompa (usted), romped (vosotros), rompan (ustedes).
romper Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to break something, like 'break the bread' or 'break the silence'.
Notes on romper in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'rompe' (same as present indicative third-person). The 'vosotros' form replaces the -r with -d.
Example Sentences
¡Rompe el cristal en caso de emergencia!
Break the glass in case of emergency!
tú
Rompa el papel por la mitad, por favor.
Break (tear) the paper in half, please.
Rompamos las reglas por una vez.
Let's break the rules for once.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'romper' as a command.
Correct: Rompe el hielo.
Why: In Spanish, the infinitive is not usually used for direct commands to one person; use the imperative form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: rompo
The present tense of romper is regular: rompo, rompes, rompe, rompemos, rompéis, rompen.
Preterite
yo: rompí
The preterite of romper is regular: rompí, rompiste, rompió, rompimos, rompisteis, rompieron.
Imperfect
yo: rompía
The imperfect of romper is regular: rompía, rompías, rompía, rompíamos, rompíais, rompían.
Future
yo: romperé
The future tense of romper is regular: romperé, romperás, romperá, romperemos, romperéis, romperán.
Conditional
yo: rompería
The conditional of romper is regular: rompería, romperías, rompería, romperíamos, romperíais, romperían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: rompa
The present subjunctive of romper is regular: rompa, rompas, rompa, rompamos, rompáis, rompan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: rompiera
The imperfect subjunctive of romper is regular: rompiera, rompieras, rompiera, rompiéramos, rompierais, rompieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no rompas
The negative imperative of romper uses the present subjunctive: no rompas, no rompa, no rompamos, no rompáis, no rompan.