Break: break – broke – broken
Irregular verb, level A1.
Base form (V1)break
Past simple (V2)broke
Past participle (V3)broken
Meaning
To make something go into pieces.
Examples for each form
Base form (V1)
Be careful, you might break the glass.
Past simple (V2)
The boy broke the window with a ball.
Past participle (V3)
My phone has broken again.
Check yourself
Write the past simple and the past participle of break.
Verbs that change the same way
Past simple with o, past participle with o and -en
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Phrasal verbs with break
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