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Romper (to break) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

 Romper (to break) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Romper - Conjugation of to break in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect past, indicative tense (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo).

Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Romper (to break) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

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Conjugation of to break in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo rompía I was breaking
  • tú rompías you were breaking
  • él/ella rompía he broke
  • nosotros/nosotras rompíamos we were breaking
  • vosotros/vosotras rompíais You (plural) were breaking
  • ellos/ellas rompían they broke

Example phrases

  • Yo rompía juguetes cuando era niño. I used to break toys when I was a child.
  • Tú rompías cosas accidentalmente. You used to break things accidentally.
  • Ella rompía vasos de vez en cuando. She used to break glasses from time to time.
  • Nosotros rompíamos la rutina con viajes. We broke the routine with trips.
  • Vosotros rompíais las reglas a menudo. You all often broke the rules.
  • Ellos rompían la calma con su música. They used to break the calm with their music.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - romper (to break)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Romper (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Tú ... cosas accidentalmente.

Tú rompías cosas accidentalmente.
(You used to break things accidentally.)

2. Vosotros ... las reglas a menudo.

Vosotros rompíais las reglas a menudo.
(You all often broke the rules.)

3. Ella ... vasos de vez en cuando.

Ella rompía vasos de vez en cuando.
(She used to break glasses from time to time.)

4. Yo ... juguetes cuando era niño.

Yo rompía juguetes cuando era niño.
(I used to break toys when I was a child.)

5. Ellos ... la calma con su música.

Ellos rompían la calma con su música.
(They used to break the calm with their music.)

6. Nosotros ... la rutina con viajes.

Nosotros rompíamos la rutina con viajes.
(We broke the routine with trips.)