rompisteis

Rompisteis is the second-person plural preterite (simple past) indicative form of the Spanish verb romper, meaning “you all broke” in the past. It is used when the subject is the group you are addressing (vosotros) and the action breaks a direct object.

Conjugation context: romper is a regular -er verb, so its preterite forms follow the standard pattern: yo rompí, tú rompiste, él/ella/usted rompió, nosotros rompimos, vosotros rompisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes rompieron. In many Spanish-speaking countries outside Spain, the vosotros forms are less common in everyday speech, and the corresponding past tense for “you all” is often expressed with ustedes rompieron.

Usage notes: Rompisteis typically appears with a direct object to specify what was broken, e.g., “Ayer rompisteis la ventana” (Yesterday you all broke the window). Because vosostros is mainly used in Spain, regional dialects in Latin America usually prefer “ustedes rompieron” for the past. The form can also appear in hypothetical or narrative contexts in written Spanish that preserve regional pronouns.

Related forms: The imperfect form is vosotros rompíais; the present tense is vosotros rompís. The verb can be combined with different objects or used in impersonal constructions with se to describe accidental breaks, e.g., “Se os rompió” to convey that an item broke unintentionally for the you-all.