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“Romperse” (to break) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Romperse”

The Imperfect Tense of romperse is used to describe actions that were ongoing or repeated in the past, for example, El vaso se rompía cada vez que lo lavaba. (The glass used to break every time I washed it.)

Romperse is a regular -er verb, so its conjugations in the Imperfect Tense follow the typical pattern for that verb type.

How to Use Romperse in the Imperfect Tense

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

To break gradually or progressively: For example, El vaso se rompía poco a poco. (The glass was breaking little by little.)

To break repeatedly or habitually: For example, Cuando era niño, siempre se me rompían los juguetes. (When I was a child, my toys would always break.)

To be in the process of breaking: For example, La rama se rompía con el viento fuerte. (The branch was breaking with the strong wind.)

Colloquial usage: Se me rompía la espalda (My back was killing me, slang for experiencing severe back pain).

Real Life Examples of Romperse in the Imperfect Tense

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El vaso se rompía cada vez que lo dejaba caer. (The glass would break every time I dropped it.)

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La rama del árbol se rompía con la fuerza del viento. (The tree branch was breaking from the force of the wind.)

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Cuando era niño, me rompía la muñeca con frecuencia jugando al fútbol. (When I was a kid, I would break my wrist often playing soccer.)

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La cuerda se rompía cada vez que intentábamos escalar esa montaña. (The rope would break every time we tried to climb that mountain.)

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En la construcción, los ladrillos se rompían con facilidad. (At the construction site, the bricks would break easily.)

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Mamá se rompía la cabeza tratando de entender la tarea de matemáticas. (Mom would rack her brain trying to understand the math homework.)

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El corazón de Juana se rompía cada vez que su novio la engañaba. (Juana’s heart would break every time her boyfriend cheated on her.)

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La promesa se rompía una y otra vez. (The promise would break over and over again.)

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El silencio se rompía con el sonido de las olas golpeando la costa. (The silence would break with the sound of waves crashing on the shore.)

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La tensión se rompía cuando alguien contaba un chiste. (The tension would break when someone told a joke.)

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El hielo se rompía bajo nuestros pies mientras caminábamos. (The ice would break under our feet as we walked.)

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La rutina se rompía cada vez que había un día festivo. (The routine would break every time there was a holiday.)

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El teclado se rompía con facilidad si se derramaba líquido sobre él. (The keyboard would break easily if liquid was spilled on it.)

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La regla se rompía constantemente en esa oficina. (The rule would constantly break in that office.)

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El silencio se rompía con el llanto del bebé. (The silence would break with the baby’s crying.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Romperse (to break) in the Imperfect Tense (Latin American 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.