romper Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
romper — to break
The imperfect subjunctive of romper is regular: rompiera, rompieras, rompiera, rompiéramos, rompierais, rompieran.
romper Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or when the main verb triggering the subjunctive is in the past.
Notes on romper in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Formed from the third-person plural preterite (rompieron), dropping the -ron and adding -ra endings.
Example Sentences
Si yo rompiera el teléfono, me compraría uno nuevo.
If I were to break the phone, I would buy myself a new one.
yo
Me gustaría que rompieran el hielo.
I would like them to break the ice.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si nosotros rompiéramos la ley, tendríamos problemas.
If we broke the law, we would have problems.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form.
Correct: rompiéramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always carries an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: rompe
The affirmative imperative of romper: rompe (tú), rompa (usted), romped (vosotros), rompan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no rompas
The negative imperative of romper uses the present subjunctive: no rompas, no rompa, no rompamos, no rompáis, no rompan.