-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate estropear in Spanish

to ruin

estropear is a regular -ar verb ranked #2166 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "La lluvia estropeó el picnic." (The rain ruined the picnic.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo estropeo
estropeas
él/ella/Ud. estropea
nosotros estropeamos
vosotros estropeáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. estropean
Example

Yo estropeo todos los días.

I ruin every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo estropeé
estropeaste
él/ella/Ud. estropeó
nosotros estropeamos
vosotros estropeasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. estropearon
Example

Ayer yo estropeé.

Yesterday I ruin.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo estropeaba
estropeabas
él/ella/Ud. estropeaba
nosotros estropeábamos
vosotros estropeabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. estropeaban
Example

Antes yo estropeaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to ruin often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo estropearé
estropearás
él/ella/Ud. estropeará
nosotros estropearemos
vosotros estropearéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. estropearán
Example

Mañana yo estropearé.

Tomorrow I will ruin.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo estropearía
estropearías
él/ella/Ud. estropearía
nosotros estropearíamos
vosotros estropearíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. estropearían
Example

Si pudiera, yo estropearía.

If I could, I would ruin.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo estropee
estropees
él/ella/Ud. estropee
nosotros estropeemos
vosotros estropeéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. estropeen
Example

No estropees la sorpresa.

Don't ruin the surprise.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
estropea
él/ella/Ud. estropee
nosotros estropeemos
vosotros estropead
ellos/ellas/Uds. estropeen
Example

¡Estropea!

Ruin!

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