Breaking things and their state

An object can break through an action or remain in a broken state.

The idea

Romper means to break. Its participle is roto: say he roto; with estar, it agrees with the object, as in rota.

Rompo el papel para hacer un collage.I tear the paper to make a collage.
El viento rompe una rama del árbol.The wind breaks a branch of the tree.
¿Rompes la caja para reciclarla?Are you breaking up the box to recycle it?
Los niños rompen el hielo del charco.The children break the ice on the puddle.
He roto mi taza favorita.I have broken my favourite cup.
La ventana está rota después de la tormenta.The window is broken after the storm.

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Do not form the participle as rompido. After haber, roto does not change.

Choose the correct form: Yo ___ la cuerda. (rompo / rompe)
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rompo
rompo matches the speaker breaking the rope.
Choose the correct form: La botella está ___. (rota / roto)
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rota
rota agrees with the feminine bottle.
Choose the correct form: Hemos ___ el vaso. (roto / rompido)
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roto
roto follows the auxiliary and stays unchanged.

Describe something you broke and an object that is now broken.