tropezarverb
Tropezar means to trip, to stumble or to bump into, to run into (tropezarse con) in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as tropieza, tropezó and tropezado.
- to trip
- to stumble
- to bump into, to run into (tropezarse con)
Él se tropezó con una piedra.
He tripped over a stone.
Ella se tropezó con una carretilla.
She stumbled over a wheelbarrow.
Otra mujer tropieza y cae al suelo.
Another woman trips and falls to the ground.
Ten cuidado de no tropezar con los cables.
Be careful not to trip over the wires.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| tropieza | he, she, it | Present |
| tropezó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| tropezado | masculine singular | Past participle |
| tropiezan | they | Present |
| tropezamos | we | Present or preterite |
| tropezando | Gerund | |
| tropezaron | they | Preterite |
| tropezaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| tropezará | he, she, it | Future |
| tropezara | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |
| tropiezas | you | Present |