Romper means 'to break', and like several common verbs it conjugates regularly except for an irregular past participle: roto ('broken'), so 'I have broken' is he roto. Rompí el vaso (I broke the glass), se ha roto la pierna (he has broken his leg). It also appears in romper con alguien ('to break up with someone') and romper a llorar ('to burst into tears'). Because accidents and breakages come up in narrative and past-tense practice, romper is useful — and remembering roto in the perfect tense avoids an easy slip.
Quick facts
Romper (to break) is a regular -er verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
Rompí el vaso (I broke the glass).
Irregular participle: he roto.
Romper con alguien (to break up with someone).
Romper a llorar (to burst into tears).
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
Romper is a regular verb. Make sure you know the endings for each tense — especially the preterite and subjunctive, which is where marks are most often lost.
romper is a regular -er verb — it follows the standard -er pattern in every tense. That makes it a good one to drill: if you know romper, you know the template for all regular -er verbs.
Type conjugations from memory and get instant feedback. That's how you actually build the automatic recall the exam needs — not from reading tables.
Practice romper now →Three questions. Press Enter to check each answer.
yo: rompo, tú: rompes, él: rompe, nosotros: rompemos, vosotros: rompéis, ellos: rompen
Romper is a regular -er verb following the standard -er pattern.
Use romper in multiple tenses to show range — present, preterite and future at minimum. This is a key criterion for higher GCSE marks.
Verbs that are easy to confuse with romper or that behave like it.
This reference is written for UK GCSE and A-Level Spanish learners and their teachers. It is designed for exam revision: every form is checked against standard conjugation rules, and the examples reflect the registers and topics that come up in the AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas specifications. Romper is a high-frequency verb and appears often in exam papers. For active recall, use the free practice tool rather than only reading the tables.