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Rompre — to break (up) | French Verb Chart

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Rompre›to break (up)
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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).

🔑 Key forms

Participe passérompu (avoir)
Gérondifen rompant
Impératifromps ! · rompons ! · rompez !
Good to knowOdd form: il rompt (with t). Family: interrompre (to interrupt — il interrompt), corrompre (to corrupt).

🔊 Common expressions

Ils ont rompu le mois dernier.They broke up last month.
Ne romps pas ta promesse.Don’t break your promise.
Un bruit a rompu le silence.A noise broke the silence.
Désolé de vous interrompre.Sorry to interrupt you.

🔊 Example sentences

Elle a rompu avec son copain.She broke up with her boyfriend.
Il ne faut jamais rompre sa parole.You should never break your word.
Le champion est difficile à interrompre.The champion is hard to interrupt.

✍️ Practice

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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