The English verb 'break up' is pronounced as [breɪk ʌp].
Related to:
irregular verbs,
phrasal verb.
3 forms of verb break up: Infinitive (break up), Past Simple - (broke up), Past Participle - (broken up).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb break up
👉 Forms of verb break up in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of break up.
Break up: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| break up [breɪk ʌp] |
broke up [brəʊk ʌp] |
broken up [ˈbrəʊkən ʌp] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb break up?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'break up'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'break up'
- the first form (V1) is 'break up' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'broke up' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'broken up' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of break up?
The past tense and past participle of break up are: break up in past simple is broke up, and past participle is broken up.
What is the past tense of break up?
The past tense of the verb "break up" is "broke up", and the past participle is "broken up".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — break up in past simple broke up
(V2).
Future simple — break up in future simple is break up (will + V1).
Present Perfect — break up in present perfect tense is
broken up
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — break up in past perfect tense is
broken up
(had + V3).
break up regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'break up' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'break up' is irregular verb.
Examples of Verb break up in Sentences
- The police broke up the bar fight (Past Simple)
- The boxing referee kept breaking up the boxers whenever they attempted to hold one another (Past Simple)
- Can you break up the ice into smaller pieces? (Present Simple)
- The radio started to break up when we entered the tunnel (Present Simple)
- You are breaking up (Present Continuous)
- When does your school break up? (Present Simple)
- The party broke up when the police arrived (Past Simple)
- I hear that Mary and Alex are breaking up (Present Continuous)
- Our team has been broken up (Present Perfect)
- Be quite or i will break you guys up (Future Simple)
Definitions of Break Up
- To stop a fight
- To separate into smaller pieces
- When the reception becomes inaudible because of technical interference
