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Grammar reference

break

Irregular verb — eleven tense patterns across all persons

Irregular forms

base: breakpast: brokepast participle: broken

Present simple

Third person singular adds -s or -es.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I breakyou breakhe/she/it breakswe breakthey break

Present continuous

am / is / are + -ing.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I am breakingyou are breakinghe/she/it is breakingwe are breakingthey are breaking

Present perfect

have / has + past participle.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I have brokenyou have brokenhe/she/it has brokenwe have brokenthey have broken

Present perfect continuous

have / has been + -ing.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I have been breakingyou have been breakinghe/she/it has been breakingwe have been breakingthey have been breaking

Past simple

One form for every person.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I brokeyou brokehe/she/it brokewe brokethey broke

Past continuous

was / were + -ing.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I was breakingyou were breakinghe/she/it was breakingwe were breakingthey were breaking

Past perfect

had + past participle.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I had brokenyou had brokenhe/she/it had brokenwe had brokenthey had broken

Future simple

will + base form, the same for every person.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I will breakyou will breakhe/she/it will breakwe will breakthey will break

Future perfect

will have + past participle.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I will have brokenyou will have brokenhe/she/it will have brokenwe will have brokenthey will have broken

Conditional

would + base form.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I would breakyou would breakhe/she/it would breakwe would breakthey would break

Subjunctive

Required after insist, demand, suggest and in formal that-clauses.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I breakyou breakhe/she/it breakwe breakthey break
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