Past simple and past participle
break
Break is an irregular verb: its past simple is broke and its past participle is broken.
- Base form
- break
- Past simple
- broke
- Past participle
- broken
- Definition
- Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.
- Example
- “The branch broke with a loud snap.”
- CEFR level
- A2On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The three forms are different, like begin, began, begun.