Verb to break down

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English conjugation of the verb "to break down" in Present Simple Tense

Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Definition & Examples

Simple Forms

Basic Forms

Infinitive
to break down

Imperative
break down
let's break down
break down

Present Participle
breaking down

Past Participle
broken down

Indicative:

Present

I break down
you break down
he/she/it breaks down
we break down
you break down
they break down

Past

I broke down
you broke down
he/she/it broke down
we broke down
you broke down
they broke down

Compound Forms

Indicative

Present continuous

I am breaking down
you are breaking down
he/she/it is breaking down
we are breaking down
you are breaking down
they are breaking down

Present perfect

I have broken down
you have broken down
he/she/it has broken down
we have broken down
you have broken down
they have broken down

Future

I will break down
you will break down
he/she/it will break down
we will break down
you will break down
they will break down

Future Perfect

I will have broken down
you will have broken down
he/she/it will have broken down
we will have broken down
you will have broken down
they will have broken down

Past continuous

I was breaking down
you were breaking down
he/she/it was breaking down
we were breaking down
you were breaking down
they were breaking down

Past perfect

I had broken down
you had broken down
he/she/it had broken down
we had broken down
you had broken down
they had broken down

Future continuous

I will be breaking down
you will be breaking down
he/she/it will be breaking down
we will be breaking down
you will be breaking down
they will be breaking down

Present perfect continuous

I have been breaking down
you have been breaking down
he/she/it has been breaking down
we have been breaking down
you have been breaking down
they have been breaking down

Past perfect continuous

I had been breaking down
you had been breaking down
he/she/it had been breaking down
we had been breaking down
you had been breaking down
they had been breaking down

Future perfect continuous

I will have been breaking down
you will have been breaking down
he/she/it will have been breaking down
we will have been breaking down
you will have been breaking down
they will have been breaking down

Basic Forms

Infinitive
not to break down

Imperative
do not break down
let's not break down
do not break down

Present Participle
not breaking down

Past Participle
not broken down

Present

I do not break down
you do not break down
he/she/it does not break down
we do not break down
you do not break down
they do not break down

Past

I did not break down
you did not break down
he/she/it did not break down
we did not break down
you did not break down
they did not break down

Present continuous

I am not breaking down
you are not breaking down
he/she/it is not breaking down
we are not breaking down
you are not breaking down
they are not breaking down

Present perfect

I have not broken down
you have not broken down
he/she/it has not broken down
we have not broken down
you have not broken down
they have not broken down

Future

I will not break down
you will not break down
he/she/it will not break down
we will not break down
you will not break down
they will not break down

Future Perfect

I will not have broken down
you will not have broken down
he/she/it will not have broken down
we will not have broken down
you will not have broken down
they will not have broken down

Past continuous

I was not breaking down
you were not breaking down
he/she/it was not breaking down
we were not breaking down
you were not breaking down
they were not breaking down

Past perfect

I had not broken down
you had not broken down
he/she/it had not broken down
we had not broken down
you had not broken down
they had not broken down

Future continuous

I will not be breaking down
you will not be breaking down
he/she/it will not be breaking down
we will not be breaking down
you will not be breaking down
they will not be breaking down

Present perfect continuous

I have not been breaking down
you have not been breaking down
he/she/it has not been breaking down
we have not been breaking down
you have not been breaking down
they have not been breaking down

Past perfect continuous

I had not been breaking down
you had not been breaking down
he/she/it had not been breaking down
we had not been breaking down
you had not been breaking down
they had not been breaking down

Future perfect continuous

I will not have been breaking down
you will not have been breaking down
he/she/it will not have been breaking down
we will not have been breaking down
you will not have been breaking down
they will not have been breaking down

Indicative:

Present

do I break down ?
do you break down ?
does he/she/it break down ?
do we break down ?
do you break down ?
do they break down ?

Past

did I break down ?
did you break down ?
did he/she/it break down ?
did we break down ?
did you break down ?
did they break down ?

Indicative

Present continuous

am I breaking down ?
are you breaking down ?
is he/she/it breaking down ?
are we breaking down ?
are you breaking down ?
are they breaking down ?

Present perfect

have I broken down ?
have you broken down ?
has he/she/it broken down ?
have we broken down ?
have you broken down ?
have they broken down ?

Future

will I break down ?
will you break down ?
will he/she/it break down ?
will we break down ?
will you break down ?
will they break down ?

Future Perfect

will I have broken down ?
will you have broken down ?
will he/she/it have broken down ?
will we have broken down ?
will you have broken down ?
will they have broken down ?

Past continuous

was I breaking down ?
were you breaking down ?
was he/she/it breaking down ?
were we breaking down ?
were you breaking down ?
were they breaking down ?

Past perfect

had I broken down ?
had you broken down ?
had he/she/it broken down ?
had we broken down ?
had you broken down ?
had they broken down ?

Future continuous

will I be breaking down ?
will you be breaking down ?
will he/she/it be breaking down ?
will we be breaking down ?
will you be breaking down ?
will they be breaking down ?

Present perfect continuous

have I been breaking down ?
have you been breaking down ?
has he/she/it been breaking down ?
have we been breaking down ?
have you been breaking down ?
have they been breaking down ?

Past perfect continuous

had I been breaking down ?
had you been breaking down ?
had he/she/it been breaking down ?
had we been breaking down ?
had you been breaking down ?
had they been breaking down ?

Future perfect continuous

will I have been breaking down ?
will you have been breaking down ?
will he/she/it have been breaking down ?
will we have been breaking down ?
will you have been breaking down ?
will they have been breaking down ?

See also verbs with similar meaning: break, break apart, break away, break bread, break camp, more ...

Definitions:

- Collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
- Separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
- Stop operating or functioning
- Make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
- Make ineffective
- Cause to fall or collapse
- Lose control of one's emotions
- Fall apart

Examples:

- Her eyesight went after the accident
- Analyze a chemical compound
- Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination
- When her baby died, she snapped
- Negotiations broke down