to break out — English conjugation

Frequency#15962Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Ibreak out
youbreak out
he/she/itbreaks out
webreak out
you (pl.)break out
theybreak out

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Ibroke out
youbroke out
he/she/itbroke out
webroke out
you (pl.)broke out
theybroke out

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam breaking out
youare breaking out
he/she/itis breaking out
weare breaking out
you (pl.)are breaking out
theyare breaking out

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas breaking out
youwere breaking out
he/she/itwas breaking out
wewere breaking out
you (pl.)were breaking out
theywere breaking out

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave broken out
youhave broken out
he/she/ithas broken out
wehave broken out
you (pl.)have broken out
theyhave broken out

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad broken out
youhad broken out
he/she/ithad broken out
wehad broken out
you (pl.)had broken out
theyhad broken out

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill break out
youwill break out
he/she/itwill break out
wewill break out
you (pl.)will break out
theywill break out

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be breaking out
youwill be breaking out
he/she/itwill be breaking out
wewill be breaking out
you (pl.)will be breaking out
theywill be breaking out

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have broken out
youwill have broken out
he/she/itwill have broken out
wewill have broken out
you (pl.)will have broken out
theywill have broken out

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould break out
youwould break out
he/she/itwould break out
wewould break out
you (pl.)would break out
theywould break out