English reference

break up

to end a romantic relationship

Irregular · 16 form tables

You covers singular and plural. Forms are shown for the meaning listed; some continuous forms need a dynamic use of the verb.

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Present

Present simple

break up: Present simple
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Present continuous

break up: Present continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Present perfect

break up: Present perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Present perfect continuous

break up: Present perfect continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Past

Past simple

break up: Past simple
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Past continuous

break up: Past continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Past perfect

break up: Past perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Past perfect continuous

break up: Past perfect continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future

Future (will)

break up: Future (will)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future (going to)

break up: Future (going to)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future continuous

break up: Future continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future perfect

break up: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Future perfect continuous

break up: Future perfect continuous
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Conditional

Conditional (would)

break up: Conditional (would)
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Conditional perfect

break up: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
I
you
he/she/it
we
they

Imperative

Imperative

break up: Imperative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
you
we

Additional forms

Infinitive with to
Gerund
Present participle
Past participle
Past infinitive
Perfect participle

Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all English entries.