Past tense of break
The past simple of break is broke and the past participle is broken: break – broke – broken.
- Base form V1
- break
- Past simple V2
- broke
- Past participle V3
- broken
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Meaning of break
To split something violently into pieces or damage it until it stops working
- ExampleBe careful not to break the glass.
Break, broke, broken in sentences
- Past simpleHe broke the window with a ball.
- Past participleMy phone has broken again.
Common mistakes
breakedbroke. Break is irregular, so it does not take -ed.My phone has broke again.My phone has broken again. After have, use the past participle, broken.
Similar verbs
All three forms different, like break: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of break?
Broke. For example: He broke the window with a ball.
What is the past participle of break?
Broken. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in My phone has broken again.
Is break a regular verb?
No. Break is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
