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ENGLISH VERB

pause

to take a break

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: pausing
  • Past participle: paused

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I take a break
  2. you you take a break
  3. he, she, it he takes a break
  4. we we take a break
  5. they they take a break

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I took a break
  2. you you took a break
  3. he, she, it he took a break
  4. we we took a break
  5. they they took a break

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will take a break
  2. you you will take a break
  3. he, she, it he will take a break
  4. we we will take a break
  5. they they will take a break

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would take a break
  2. you you would take a break
  3. he, she, it he would take a break
  4. we we would take a break
  5. they they would take a break

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. take a break!

How to use pause

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

  1. Present

    She pauses before every difficult answer.

    She pauses before every difficult answer.

  2. Past

    He paused, looked at me, and said yes.

    He paused, looked at me and said yes.

  3. Future

    I will pause the movie when the pizza arrives.

    I'll pause the movie when the pizza arrives.

  4. Present continuous

    Why are you pausing? Keep reading.

    Why are you stopping? Keep reading.

  5. Present perfect

    The rain has paused, let's run to the car.

    The rain let up; let's run to the car.

  6. Conditional

    I would pause here and take questions.

    I would take a break here and answer the questions.

  7. Imperative

    Pause the game, dinner is ready.

    Pause the game; dinner's ready.

Good to know

  • "Pause" is to stop for a moment and continue: "pause the video"; to stop for good is "stop".

Where you hear pause

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

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 1

  • I pause before the hard part. I pause before the hard part.
  • She paused for eight seconds. She paused for eight seconds.
  • On Thursday, I'll pause before I answer. On Thursday, I'll pause before I answer.
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The Silence Between Answers

Advanced Level 1 · she paused

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