Rompre — to break (up) | French Verb Chart
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Présent (Indicatif)
- je rompsI break
- tu rompsyou break
- il / elle rompthe / she breaks
- nous romponswe break
- vous rompezyou break
- ils / elles rompentthey break
Passé composé (Indicatif)
- j’ai rompuI broke
- tu as rompuyou broke
- il / elle a rompuhe / she broke
- nous avons rompuwe broke
- vous avez rompuyou broke
- ils / elles ont romputhey broke
Imparfait (Indicatif)
- je rompaisI was breaking
- tu rompaisyou were
- il rompaithe was
- nous rompionswe were
- vous rompiezyou were
- ils rompaientthey were
Futur simple (Indicatif)
- je rompraiI will break
- tu romprasyou will
- il romprahe will
- nous rompronswe will
- vous romprezyou will
- ils romprontthey will
Conditionnel présent
- je rompraisI would break
- tu rompraisyou would
- il rompraithe would
- nous romprionswe would
- vous rompriezyou would
- ils rompraientthey would
Subjonctif présent
- que je rompethat I break
- que tu rompesthat you
- qu’il rompethat he
- que nous rompionsthat we
- que vous rompiezthat you
- qu’ils rompentthat they
Impératif, Participe & Infinitif
- rompreinfinitive
- rompantpresent participle
- en rompantgerund (gérondif)
- rompupast participle
- romps · rompons · rompezimperative
- avoirauxiliary in compound tenses
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📘 How to use Rompre
- Almost regular -re, with ONE oddity: il rompt takes a -t (unlike il attend, which has nothing).
- Rompre avec quelqu’un = to break up with someone: ils ont rompu (they broke up).
- Figurative: rompre le silence (break the silence), rompre une promesse (break a promise).
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he breaks (with a t!) = il ___ (romp+t)
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rompt
to break up WITH someone = rompre ___ quelqu’un (preposition)
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avec
to interrupt = ___ (rompre family)
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interrompre
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je ___ (Rompre — present)
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romps
tu ___ (Rompre — passé composé)
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as rompu
il ___ (Rompre — imperfect)
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rompait
nous ___ (Rompre — future)
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romprons
vous ___ (Rompre — conditional)
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rompriez
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Rompre conjugation FAQ
What is the present tense of rompre?
je romps, tu romps, il / elle rompt, nous rompons, vous rompez, ils / elles rompent. Full charts for every tense are above, each form with audio.
What is the past participle of rompre?
rompu — the passé composé is « j’ai rompu ». Rompre uses avoir as its auxiliary verb.
How do you say rompre in the future tense?
« je romprai » — the future stem never changes across persons, only the endings do.
What does rompre mean in English?
to break (up). It is one of the essential French verbs — drill the present first, then the passé composé; those two tenses carry most conversations.
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