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FRENCH VERB

rompre

to break up

  • #390 most used
  • Irregular -re verb
  • Past participle: rompu
  • Present participle: rompant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I break up
  2. tu you break up
  3. il, elle, on he/she breaks up
  4. nous we break up
  5. vous you break up
  6. ils, elles they break up

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I broke up
  2. tu you broke up
  3. il, elle, on he/she broke up
  4. nous we broke up
  5. vous you broke up
  6. ils, elles they broke up

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to break up
  2. tu you used to break up
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to break up
  4. nous we used to break up
  5. vous you used to break up
  6. ils, elles they used to break up

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will break up
  2. tu you will break up
  3. il, elle, on he/she will break up
  4. nous we will break up
  5. vous you will break up
  6. ils, elles they will break up

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would break up
  2. tu you would break up
  3. il, elle, on he/she would break up
  4. nous we would break up
  5. vous you would break up
  6. ils, elles they would break up

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I break up
  2. tu (that) you break up
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she break up
  4. nous (that) we break up
  5. vous (that) you break up
  6. ils, elles (that) they break up

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu break up!
  2. nous break up! (let’s)
  3. vous break up! (plural, or formal)

How to use rompre

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

  1. Present

    Elle rompt avec lui par message, c'est dur.

    She's breaking up with him by text, that's harsh.

  2. Past

    On a rompu il y a un mois, ça va mieux.

    We broke up a month ago, I'm feeling better.

  3. Imperfect

    Il rompait toujours avant que ça devienne sérieux.

    He always broke things off before they got serious.

  4. Future

    Elle ne rompra jamais, elle a trop peur d'être seule.

    She'll never break up, she's too afraid of being alone.

  5. Conditional

    Tu romprais avec quelqu'un par téléphone, toi ?

    Would you break up with someone over the phone?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je ne crois pas qu'il rompe avec elle.

    I don't think he'll break up with her.

  7. Imperative

    Romps avec lui si tu n'es plus heureuse.

    Break up with him if you're not happy anymore.

Good to know

  • Rompre avec quelqu'un is to break up with someone; between friends, people often say "ils ont cassé".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -re verb.