Quebrar means to break or fracture something physically or metaphorically. It is used when an object, material, or even a rule or agreement is broken.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | quiebro | Yo quiebro la rama con cuidado. I break the branch carefully. | |
| Tú | quiebras | Tú quiebras el vaso sin querer. You break the glass accidentally. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | quiebra | Ella quiebra la piñata en la fiesta. She breaks the piñata at the party. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | quebramos | Nosotros quebramos el hielo en la piscina. We break the ice in the pool. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | quebráis | Vosotros quebráis el chocolate en pedazos. You all break the chocolate into pieces. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | quiebran | Ellos quiebran la caja de cartón. They break the cardboard box. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | quebré | Ayer, quebré la ventana accidentalmente. Yesterday, I broke the window accidentally. | |
| Tú | quebraste | Tú quebraste el plato en la mesa. You broke the plate on the table. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | quebró | Él quebró su teléfono ayer. He broke his phone yesterday. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | quebramos | Nosotros quebramos la caja por error. We broke the box by mistake. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | quebrasteis | Vosotros quebrasteis la lámpara anoche. You all broke the lamp last night. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | quebraron | Ellos quebraron la promesa. They broke the promise. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | quebrababa | Yo quebraba la piñata en la fiesta. I was breaking the piñata at the party. | |
| Tú | quebrabas | Tú quebrabas el jarrón sin querer. You were breaking the vase accidentally. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | quebrababa | Ella quebraba el cristal con cuidado. She was breaking the glass carefully. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | quebrabábamos | Nosotros quebrábamos las nueces en la cocina. We were cracking the nuts in the kitchen. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | quebrabais | Vosotros quebrabais las reglas siempre. You all were breaking the rules always. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | quebrababan | Ellos quebraban las promesas frecuentemente. They were breaking the promises frequently. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy quebrando | Estoy quebrando la caja ahora mismo. I am breaking the box right now. | |
| Tú | estás quebrando | Estás quebrando el vaso sin querer. You are breaking the glass unintentionally. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está quebrando | Ella está quebrando el chocolate. She is breaking the chocolate. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos quebrando | Estamos quebrando la piñata ahora. We are breaking the piñata now. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis quebrando | Vosotros estáis quebrando las nueces. You all are breaking the nuts. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están quebrando | Ellos están quebrando el hielo. They are breaking the ice. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a quebrar | Voy a quebrar la piñata mañana. I am going to break the piñata tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a quebrar | ¿Vas a quebrar esa caja? Are you going to break that box? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a quebrar | Ella va a quebrar el vaso. She is going to break the glass. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a quebrar | Vamos a quebrar la pared con la herramienta. We are going to break the wall with the tool. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a quebrar | Vais a quebrar el hielo pronto. You all are going to break the ice soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a quebrar | Ellos van a quebrar el récord. They are going to break the record. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | quebraré | Yo quebraré la piñata mañana. I will break the piñata tomorrow. | |
| Tú | quebrarás | Tú quebrarás el vaso sin querer. You will break the glass accidentally. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | quebrará | Ella quebrará la promesa pronto. She will break the promise soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | quebraremos | Nosotros quebrará la caja fuerte mañana. We will break the safe tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | quebraréis | Vosotros quebraréis el récord este año. You all will break the record this year. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | quebraran | Ellos quebrarán las reglas si no tienen cuidado. They will break the rules if they're not careful. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | quebraría | Yo quebraría la piñata si tuviera un palo. I would break the piñata if I had a stick. | |
| Tú | quebrarías | Tú quebrarías el vaso si no tuvieras cuidado. You would break the glass if you weren't careful. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | quebraría | Él quebraría la ventana por accidente. He would break the window by accident. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | quebraríamos | Nosotros quebraríamos la caja si la golpeamos. We would break the box if we hit it. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | quebraríais | Vosotros quebraríais el plato si lo tiráis. You all would break the plate if you throw it. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | quebrarían | Ellos quebrarían la lámpara si la tocaran. They would break the lamp if they touched it. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he quebrado | He quebrado el vaso por accidente. I have broken the glass by accident. | |
| Tú | has quebrado | ¿Has quebrado la ventana otra vez? Have you broken the window again? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha quebrado | Ella ha quebrado su teléfono. She has broken her phone. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos quebrado | Hemos quebrado el plato en la cocina. We have broken the plate in the kitchen. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis quebrado | ¿Habéis quebrado alguna vez un objeto valioso? Have you ever broken a valuable object? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han quebrado | Los niños han quebrado la ventana. The children have broken the window. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había quebrado | Yo había quebrado el vaso antes de que llegaran. I had broken the glass before they arrived. | |
| Tú | habías quebrado | Tú habías quebrado el teléfono accidentalmente. You had broken the phone accidentally. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había quebrado | Ella había quebrado la ventana durante la tormenta. She had broken the window during the storm. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos quebrado | Nosotros habíamos quebrado la silla sin querer. We had broken the chair accidentally. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais quebrado | Vosotros habíais quebrado el jarrón en la fiesta. You all had broken the vase at the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían quebrado | Ellos habían quebrado el coche antes de venderlo. They had broken the car before selling it. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré quebrado | Para entonces, habré quebrado el vaso. By then, I will have broken the glass. | |
| Tú | habrás quebrado | ¿Cuándo habrás quebrado el plato? When will you have broken the plate? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá quebrado | Ella habrá quebrado la lámpara. She will have broken the lamp. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos quebrado | Nosotros habremos quebrado la ventana. We will have broken the window. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis quebrado | Vosotros habréis quebrado el jarrón. You all will have broken the vase. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán quebrado | Ellos habrán quebrado el coche. They will have broken the car. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría quebrado | Yo habría quebrado el vaso si no lo hubiera tenido cuidado. I would have broken the glass if I hadn't been careful. | |
| Tú | habrías quebrado | Tú habrías quebrado la ventana sin querer. You would have broken the window accidentally. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría quebrado | Ella habría quebrado la cerámica si no la hubiera protegido. She would have broken the ceramics if she hadn't protected them. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos quebrado | Nosotros habríamos quebrado el plato si no lo hubiéramos tenido cuidado. We would have broken the plate if we hadn't been careful. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais quebrado | Vosotros habríais quebrado la caja sin querer. You all would have broken the box accidentally. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían quebrado | Ellos habrían quebrado la lámpara si no la hubieran manejado con cuidado. They would have broken the lamp if they hadn't handled it carefully. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | quiebre | Espero que yo quiebre el vaso sin romperlo. I hope I break the glass without breaking it. | |
| Tú | quiebres | Es importante que tú quiebres esa piedra. It's important that you break that stone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | quiebre | Es posible que él quiebre la cuerda. It's possible that he breaks the rope. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | quebremos | Queremos que nosotros quebramos el récord. We want us to break the record. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | quebréis | Espero que vosotros quebréis el hielo pronto. I hope that you all break the ice soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | quiebren | Es necesario que ellos quiebren la caja fuerte. It's necessary that they break the safe. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | quebrara | Esperaba que él quebrara el vaso. I hoped that he broke the glass. | |
| Tú | quebraras | No creía que tú quebraras la promesa. I didn't believe that you broke the promise. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | quebrara | Dudaba que ella quebrara el acuerdo. I doubted that she broke the agreement. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | quebráramos | Era posible que nosotros quebráramos el récord. It was possible that we broke the record. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | quebrarais | No pensaba que vosotros quebrarais la ley. I didn't think that you all broke the law. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | quebraran | Era improbable que ellos quebraran la confianza. It was unlikely that they broke the trust. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | quebrare | Si el vidrio se quebrare, lo reemplazaré. If the glass breaks, I will replace it. | |
| Tú | quebrares | Cuando el equipo se quebrare, buscaré ayuda. When the team breaks down, I will seek help. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | quebrare | Si la cuerda se quebrare, no podrás subir. If the rope breaks, you won't be able to climb. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | quebráremos | Cuando el puente se quebrare, cruzaremos por otro lado. When the bridge breaks, we will cross on the other side. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | quebrareis | Si las reglas se quebrare, cambiaré de plan. If the rules break, I will change the plan. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | quebrarán | Cuando las leyes se quebraren, actuaré. When the laws break, I will act. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya quebrado | Espero que haya quebrado el vaso. I hope I have broken the glass. | |
| Tú | hayas quebrado | Es posible que hayas quebrado la lámpara. It's possible that you have broken the lamp. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya quebrado | Es importante que él haya quebrado el plato. It's important that he has broken the plate. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos quebrado | No creo que hayamos quebrado la ventana. I don't think we have broken the window. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis quebrado | ¿Habéis quebrado el coche? Have you broken the car? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan quebrado | Es probable que hayan quebrado la caja. It's likely that they have broken the box. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera quebrado | Si hubiera quebrado el vaso, habría limpiado. If I had broken the glass, I would have cleaned it. | |
| Tú | hubieras quebrado | Es posible que hubieras quebrado la ventana. You might have broken the window. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera quebrado | Ella dudaba que él hubiera quebrado el plato. She doubted that he had broken the plate. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos quebrado | Nosotros no creíamos que hubiéramos quebrado el coche. We didn't believe that we had broken the car. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais quebrado | No pensábamos que vosotros hubierais quebrado la lámpara. We didn't think that you all had broken the lamp. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran quebrado | Es probable que ellos hubieran quebrado la caja. It's likely that they had broken the box. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere quebrado | Cuando llegues, ya hubiere quebrado el vaso. When you arrive, I will have already broken the glass. | |
| Tú | hubieres quebrado | Es posible que tú hubieres quebrado la lámpara. It's possible that you will have broken the lamp. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere quebrado | Quizá él hubiere quebrado la ventana. Perhaps he will have broken the window. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos quebrado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos quebrado el plato. By then, we will have broken the plate. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis quebrado | Es probable que vosotros hubiereis quebrado el jarrón. It's likely that you all will have broken the vase. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren quebrado | Cuando lleguen, ellos hubieren quebrado la caja. When they arrive, they will have broken the box. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | quiebra | ¡Quiebra esa caja ahora! Break that box now! | |
| Tú | quiebra | ¡Quiebra el hielo con esa piedra! Break the ice with that stone! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | quiebre | ¡Quiebre la piñata con fuerza! Break the piñata hard! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | quebramos | ¡Quebramos el récord juntos! Let's break the record together! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | quebrad | ¡Quebrad el cristal con cuidado! Break the glass carefully! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | quiebran | ¡Quiebran las reglas a veces! They break the rules sometimes! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no quiebres | No quiebres esa taza. Don't break that cup. | |
| Tú | no quiebres | No quiebres el cristal, por favor. Don't break the glass, please. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no quiebre | No quiebre las reglas. Don't break the rules. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no quebremos | No quebremos la ventana. Let's not break the window. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no quebréis | No quebréis las cosas en la tienda. Don't break the things in the store. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no quiebren | No quiebren las reglas del juego. Don't break the rules of the game. |
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