The Imperfect Tense of romper is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example, Yo rompía los platos cuando era niño. (I used to break the plates when I was a child.)

Romper is a regular -er verb, so its conjugations in the Imperfect Tense follow the regular pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Romper (to break) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The imperfect tense of romper is used to describe ongoing, repeated, or habitual actions in the past.

Describing an ongoing action in the past: For example, Rompía las ramas para hacer una fogata. (I was breaking the branches to make a campfire.)

Describing a repeated or habitual action in the past: For example, De niño, siempre rompía sus juguetes. (As a child, I always used to break my toys.)

Describing a state or condition in the past: For example, La ventana rompía el viento. (The window was breaking the wind.)

Expressing an action that was interrupted or unfinished in the past: For example, Rompía el silencio cuando entró mi hermano. (I was breaking the silence when my brother came in.)

Expressing a polite request or command in the past: For example, ¿Rompías la galleta por la mitad? (Would you break the cookie in half?)

Idiomatic and colloquial usage: For example, Rompía las pelotas. (I was being a pain in the ass or annoying.)

Examples

Examples of Romper in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, rompía muchos juguetes sin querer. (When I was a child, I used to break many toys unintentionally.)

Mi hermano rompía las reglas constantemente. (My brother was constantly breaking the rules.)

Ella rompía el silencio con su hermosa voz. (She used to break the silence with her beautiful voice.)

Vosotros rompíais demasiados platos cuando erais pequeños. (You (plural) used to break too many plates when you were little.)

Ellos rompían la rutina con actividades divertidas. (They used to break the routine with fun activities.)

Tú rompías mi corazón cada vez que me mentías. (You used to break my heart every time you lied to me.)

Nosotros rompíamos el hielo con bromas al conocer gente nueva. (We used to break the ice with jokes when meeting new people.)

Ustedes rompían las reglas del juego muy seguido. (You (plural) used to break the game rules very often.)

Yo rompía mi dieta cada vez que veía un delicioso pastel. (I used to break my diet every time I saw a delicious cake.)

Ella rompía el silencio con sus carcajadas contagiosas. (She used to break the silence with her contagious laughter.)

Vosotros rompíais la tensión con vuestro buen humor. (You (plural) used to break the tension with your good humor.)

Ellos rompían las expectativas con su excelente desempeño. (They used to break expectations with their excellent performance.)

Tú rompías mi corazón cada vez que me ignorabas. (You used to break my heart every time you ignored me.)

Nosotros rompíamos las tradiciones con nuestras ideas innovadoras. (We used to break traditions with our innovative ideas.)

Ustedes rompían el récord de ventas cada año. (You (plural) used to break the sales record every year.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Romper (to break) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.