The English verb 'break out' is pronounced as [breɪk aʊt].
Related to:
phrasal verb.
3 forms of verb break out: Infinitive (break out), Past Simple - (broke out), Past Participle - (broken out).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb break out
👉 Forms of verb break out in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of break out.
Break out: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| break out [breɪk aʊt] |
broke out [brəʊk aʊt] |
broken out [ˈbrəʊkən aʊt] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb break out?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'break out'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'break out'
- the first form (V1) is 'break out' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'broke out' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'broken out' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of break out?
The past tense and past participle of break out are: break out in past simple is broke out, and past participle is broken out.
What is the past tense of break out?
The past tense of the verb "break out" is "broke out", and the past participle is "broken out".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — break out in past simple broke out
(V2).
Future simple — break out in future simple is break out (will + V1).
Present Perfect — break out in present perfect tense is
broken out
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — break out in past perfect tense is
broken out
(had + V3).
break out regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'break out' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'break out' is .
Examples of Verb break out in Sentences
- Yes, they say it might break out at any time now (Present Simple)
- If war does break out, we can lose everything overnight (Present Simple)
- If a war breaks out, the entire world will be doomed (Present Simple)
- During the Occupy Movement, many fights broke out between the protestors and the police (Past Simple)
- Jim breaks out in a sweat whenever he speaks in public (Present Simple)
- I break out in a rash if I eat shellfish (Present Simple)
- Three men broke out of prison yesterday (Past Simple)
- Inevitably, fights break out between the members of contending groups (Present Simple)
- I should like to break out of this dull way of life (Present Simple)
- She felt the need to break out of her daily routine (Present Simple)
- Nobody can break out — this prison is high security (Present Simple)
- War broke out in 1939 (Past Simple)
Break Out is a non-separable phrasal verb.
Definitions of Break Out
- To escape from a place, situation or way of life.
- When a disease, war, or fight starts.
- When something appears on your skin.
