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ENGLISH VERB

interrupt

to interrupt

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: interrupting
  • Past participle: interrupted

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I interrupt
  2. you you interrupt
  3. he, she, it he interrupts
  4. we we interrupt
  5. they they interrupt

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I interrupted
  2. you you interrupted
  3. he, she, it he interrupted
  4. we we interrupt
  5. they they interrupted

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will interrupt
  2. you you will interrupt
  3. he, she, it he will interrupt
  4. we we will interrupt
  5. they they will interrupt

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am interrupting
  2. you you are interrupting
  3. he, she, it he is interrupting
  4. we we are interrupting
  5. they they are interrupting

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already interrupted
  2. you you have already interrupted
  3. he, she, it he has already interrupted
  4. we we have already interrupted
  5. they they have already interrupted

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would interrupt
  2. you you would interrupt
  3. he, she, it he would interrupt
  4. we we would interrupt
  5. they they would interrupt

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. interrupt!

How to use interrupt

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    My brother always interrupts me when I talk.

    My brother always interrupts me when I speak.

  2. Past

    A phone call interrupted the meeting.

    A phone call interrupted the meeting.

  3. Future

    I won't interrupt you again, I promise.

    I won't interrupt you again, I promise.

  4. Present continuous

    Am I interrupting something? I can come back later.

    Am I interrupting something? Can I come back later?

  5. Present perfect

    You have interrupted her three times already.

    You have already interrupted her three times.

  6. Conditional

    I would never interrupt a customer like that.

    I would never interrupt a client like that.

  7. Imperative

    Don't interrupt, let him finish.

    Don't interrupt, let him finish.

Good to know

  • "Sorry to interrupt" is the polite way to join a conversation.

Where you hear interrupt

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 2

  • The kids interrupt me all the time. The kids interrupt me all the time.
  • Sorry, I interrupted you. Sorry, I interrupted you.
  • I won't interrupt this time. I won't interrupt this time.

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 3

  • Sometimes Joe interrupts. He's just happy. Sometimes Joe interrupts. He's just happy.
  • Joe interrupted Farid. Joe interrupted Farid.
  • Sorry, Farid. I won't interrupt again. Sorry, Farid. I won't interrupt again.
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You can finish what you were saying

Intermediate Level 2 · interrupted you

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Two people speaking at the same time

Intermediate Level 3 · interrupt

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