The Conditional Mood of romper is used to express what would happen under certain circumstances, for example: Yo rompería el plato si se me cayera. (I would break the plate if I dropped it.)

Romper is a regular verb in Spanish, meaning its conjugations follow the typical pattern for -er verbs in the Conditional Mood.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Recomendar (to recommend) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

The conditional mood of romper is used to express hypothetical or imagined situations, often with an implied condition.

Break or shatter: The most common meaning refers to breaking or shattering something, for example, Rompería el plato si se me cayera (I would break the plate if I dropped it). It can also imply damaging or destroying, like Romperían la ventana si no les abriéramos (They would break the window if we didn’t open it for them).

Interrupt or disrupt: It can mean interrupting or disrupting something, for example, Rompería el silencio para hacerle una pregunta (I would break the silence to ask them a question). Or Romperían las reglas si pudieran (They would break the rules if they could).

End a relationship: In a romantic context, it can mean ending a relationship, like Rompería con su novio si lo engañara (She would break up with her boyfriend if he cheated on her).

Slang: Defeat or beat: Colloquially, it can mean to defeat or beat someone, for example, Te rompería en el videojuego (I would beat you in the video game). Or Nos romperían en el partido si no entrenamos (They would beat us in the game if we don’t practice).

Vulgar: Break wind: In very informal contexts, it can crudely refer to breaking wind or flatulating, like ¡Rompería un pedo enorme! (I would fart a huge one!).

Examples

Examples of Recomendar in the Conditional Mood

Si rompería las reglas, me castigarían. (If I would break the rules, they would punish me.)

Ella dijo que romperíamos la tradición este año. (She said we would break tradition this year.)

¿Crees que romperían el récord mundial? (Do you think they would break the world record?)

No romperías un plato por accidente, ¿verdad? (You wouldn’t break a plate by accident, would you?)

El equipo rompería la racha de derrotas esta temporada. (The team would break their losing streak this season.)

Mamá, ¿romperías tu promesa de llevarnos al parque? (Mom, would you break your promise to take us to the park?)

Los manifestantes romperían las ventanas si no los escuchan. (The protesters would break the windows if they don’t listen to them.)

No romperíamos las reglas, incluso si pudiéramos. (We wouldn’t break the rules, even if we could.)

Dicen que romperían el silencio sobre ese escándalo. (They say they would break the silence about that scandal.)

¿Romperías tu dieta por un pedazo de pastel? (Would you break your diet for a piece of cake?)

Los atletas romperían sus propios récords este año. (The athletes would break their own records this year.)

Ella jura que nunca rompería mi corazón. (She swears she would never break my heart.)

¿Crees que romperían las negociaciones de paz? (Do you think they would break off the peace negotiations?)

No romperíamos nuestra amistad por una tontería. (We wouldn’t break our friendship over something silly.)

Los niños romperían ese juguete en un día. (The kids would break that toy in a day.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Recomendar (to recommend) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Conditional mood is also known as the Simple Conditional, Conditional Simple, Would Tense, or Future of the Past in English, and as Condicional Simple, Pospretérito, Potencial Simple, or Condicional de Indicativo in Spanish.