CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BROKEN
PRESENT
Present
I break
you break
he/she/it breaks
we break
you break
they break
Present continuous
I am breaking
you are breaking
he/she/it is breaking
we are breaking
you are breaking
they are breaking
Present perfect
I have broken
you have broken
he/she/it has broken
we have broken
you have broken
they have broken
Present perfect continuous
I have been breaking
you have been breaking
he/she/it has been breaking
we have been breaking
you have been breaking
they have been breaking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I broke
you broke
he/she/it broke
we broke
you broke
they broke
Past continuous
I was breaking
you were breaking
he/she/it was breaking
we were breaking
you were breaking
they were breaking
Past perfect
I had broken
you had broken
he/she/it had broken
we had broken
you had broken
they had broken
Past perfect continuous
I had been breaking
you had been breaking
he/she/it had been breaking
we had been breaking
you had been breaking
they had been breaking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will break
you will break
he/she/it will break
we will break
you will break
they will break
Future continuous
I will be breaking
you will be breaking
he/she/it will be breaking
we will be breaking
you will be breaking
they will be breaking
Future perfect
I will have broken
you will have broken
he/she/it will have broken
we will have broken
you will have broken
they will have broken
Future perfect continuous
I will have been breaking
you will have been breaking
he/she/it will have been breaking
we will have been breaking
you will have been breaking
they will have been breaking
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would broken
you would broken
he/she/it would broken
we would broken
you would broken
they would broken
Conditional continuous
I would be breaking
you would be breaking
he/she/it would be breaking
we would be breaking
you would be breaking
they would be breaking
Conditional perfect
I would have broken
you would have broken
he/she/it would have broken
we would have broken
you would have broken
they would have broken
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been breaking
you would have been breaking
he/she/it would have been breaking
we would have been breaking
you would have been breaking
they would have been breaking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you break
we let´s break
you break
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
breaking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BROKEN»
The term «broken» is very widely used and occupies the
3.238 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
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10 QUOTES WITH «BROKEN»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
broken.
Death is imposed only on creatures, not their creations, and has therefore always appeared in art in a broken form: as allegory.
Where there are laws, he who has not broken them need not tremble.
I've broken my wrist, dislocated toes and shoulders, gotten stitches, you name it. However, the worst was a severely bruised femur. I got body checked into an open gate while playing hockey. The doctor couldn't believe I didn't shatter my femur.
My life had become a catastrophe. I had no idea how to turn it around. My band had broken up. I had almost lost my family. My whole life had devolved into a disaster. I believe that the police officer who stopped me at three a.m. that morning saved my life.
If you've ever had your heart broken, it's like, once is enough - you can live a lifetime on that. Ya know? You can write a lot of records on one broken heart.
The guilt I felt for having a mental illness was horrible. I prayed for a broken bone that would heal in six weeks. But that never happened. I was cursed with an illness that nobody could see and nobody knew much about.
In Mexico we have a trick - add a crystal of salt to the kettle and the tea tastes better, almost English. But after four pots, your kettle's broken.
I was the kind of reader in smudged pink harlequin glasses sitting on the cool, dusty floor of the Arrandale public library, standing at the edge of the playground, having broken a tooth in dodge ball, and lying under my covers with a flashlight.
I think many people can relate to that excruciating pain of love gone wrong. I'd rather have a broken arm than a broken heart.
What treaty that the whites have kept has the red man broken? Not one.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BROKEN»
Discover the use of
broken in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
broken and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs’s Mercy Thompson series has been hailed as “one of the best” (Fiction Vixen).
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Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption
The son of broadcaster Bill Moyers shares his harrowing personal battle with alcoholism and drug addiction, describing his privileged childhood, multiple relapses, and rise to a key player at the Hazelden Foundation, through which he ...
William Cope Moyers, Katherine Ketcham, 2007
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Reality Is
Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can ...
In this groundbreaking book, she shows how we can leverage the power of games to fix what is wrong with the real world-from social problems like depression and obesity to global issues like poverty and climate change-and introduces us to ...
The result was a broken woman, bent on a self-destructive lifestyle spiraling downward and running from each and every conflict. And then one day her stubborn will was broken--her life at long last transformed by Jesus Christ.
This month my name is Mary My name is different every month—Brandy, Honey, Amy…sometimes Joe doesn't even bother to ask—but he never fails to arouse me with his body, his mouth, his touch, no matter what I'm called or where he picks ...
A writer wakes one night to find a strange man in her bedroom.
There’s someone out there, someone who kills on Valentine’s Day.
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Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow
Here are profoundly moving narratives of fears overcome and risks taken; of hard times and difficult passages; of betrayal, divorce, sickness, and death; and of the day-to-day challenges of raising children, earning a living, and growing ...
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Broken Flute: The Native Experience in Books for Children
Presents reviews and evaluations of six hundred children's books about Native Americans.
Doris Seale, Beverly Slapin, 2006
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It's Called a Breakup Because It's
Broken: The Smart Girl's ...
It’s called a breakup because it’s broken, and starting right here, right now, it’s time to dry your tears, put down that pint of ice cream, log out of his email, and open this book to chapter one—and start turning your breakup into ...
Greg Behrendt, Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt, 2005
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BROKEN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
broken is used in the context of the following news items.
Bringing Broken-Windows Policing to Wall Street
Zero tolerance was the first big application of “broken windows,” a theory of policing first argued in a 1982 Atlantic article by James Q. Wilson ... «The Atlantic, Jul 15»
Prison cook takes offence at chicken parmigiana criticism, victim left …
A prison fight over a chicken parmigiana that left one inmate with two broken eye sockets has landed the offender with more jail time. Matthew ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
Broken Arrow Kids Experience Police Work At Junior Academy
Kids in Broken Arrow are learning what it takes to be a police officer this week at the Broken Arrow Junior Police Academy. Monday's activities ... «News On 6, Jul 15»
A timeline of David Cameron's broken promise on Sunday shopping
Three weeks before the general election David Cameron's spokesperson sent a letter to campaign group Keep Sunday Special assuring them ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
Not even broken bones can stop Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters
The rock band begins its newly rechristened Broken Leg Tour today in ... 'I was at one of those Dave broken leg shows, and it was great and ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
Former Broken Egg Cafe in Mandeville reopens as LaLou
The former site of the Broken Egg Café in Old Mandeville is now a breakfast and lunch restaurant called LaLou. The renamed café opened its ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
Libor benchmark still broken: regulators
Nearly five years after the emergence of a rate-rigging scandal that cost banks more than $US7 billion in fines, the financial benchmark at the ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
Julius Randle: 'Excitement, hunger, anticipation' over Lakers practice
Not since Julius Randle suffered a season-ending broken leg during his NBA debut last year has the power forward engaged in an organized ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
Tredworth couple's 'broken hearts' healed by gorgeous new dog …
This little dog has helped to heal the broken hearts of a couple after their previous pet broke its back in a freak accident. Zander the dog has ... «Gloucester Citizen, Jul 15»
Ibini suffers broken leg, Good fit again
BERNIE Ibini has begun life at Club Brugge in the worst way possible, suffering a suspected broken leg on the first day of the club's pre-season ... «Fox Sports, Jul 15»
