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Coniugazione verbo “break”
HI! Today we dive into the world of verb inglese to break, un vero jolly della lingua che può significare molto di più di un semplice “rompere”. Non è un verb che segue le regole, quindi vale la pena conoscerlo bene.
The basic shape of the verb "to break"
To break is a irregular verb, quindi non form il passato aggiungendo -ed. Le sue tre forms principali sono fondamentali per costruire le phrases:
| Form | Example | Translation |
|---|---|---|
Presente (base): break | I always break things. | I break always things. |
Simple past: broke | He broke my favorite vase. | Him has broken il mio vaso preferito. |
Past participle: broken | The window is broken. | The window is route. |
È importante notare che il past participle broken si usa anche as adjective, as nell’esempio della finestra.
Examples of use in the present time
The this it is used to describe actions that happen regularly, habits or general facts.
Physically break:
You break the glass if you drop it.You break the glass if you drop it.
The waves break on the shore.
The waves are frowned on the shore.
Stop (an action, a silence):
Don't break the silence.
Do not break the silence.
Let's break for lunch.
Let's take a break for lunch.
Violate a rule or law:
They break the law when they drive so fast.
They break the law when they guide so fast.
You must not break your promise.
You don't have to break your promise.
Use the simple past: broke
The simple past si riferisce a un’azione che è avvenuta e si è conclusa in un momento specifico nel passato.
She broke her leg while skiing.
She broke her leg as she walked.
My car broke down on the way home.
My car broke down [he had a breakdown] on the way home.
The news broke this morning.
The notinitia è uscita stamattina.
The past participle: broken
The past participle si usa per formare i tempi composti (as the present perfect) e la passive form.
Present perfect (action passed with an effect in the present):
The have broken my phone.
Mi si è rotto il telefono. L’azione è nel passato, ma l’effetto [il telefono è rotto] è nel this.
Someone has broken the window.
Someone broke the window.
Passiva (soggetto che subisce l’azione):
The cup was broken by the child.
The cup was broken by the child.
His heart is broken.
His heart is broken.
Ways of saying and frasal verbs
To break is a verb versatile che si presta a molti phrasal verbs (verbs frasali), che cambiano completamente il significato del verb originale.
break up
They broke up last month.
Si sono lasciati il month scorso.
The teacher told the students to break up the fight.
The teacher told students to stop the fight.
break down
The car broke down on the highway.
The car had a failure on the highway.
He broke down when he heard the bad news.
È crollato [emotivamente] quando ha sentito la brutta notinitia.
break in
Thieves broke in and stole the money.
Dei ladri sono entrati con la forza e hanno rubato i soldi.
It took a long time to break in the new shoes.
It took a long time to soften the new shoes.
As vedi, un piccolo verb può avere tantissime sfumature! Time che hai tutti gli strumenti, prova a creare le tue phrases with to break.