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break is the primitive, broke is the past tense, and broken is the past participle.
Something is broken. Example: My leg was brokenMy leg was broken.
Bone is in the past tense and is used in the past tense. e.g. she broke the record yesterday
She broke the record yesterday. i broke up with him a few hours ago.I broke up with him a few hours ago.
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Past participle archetype in the past tense.
The sentence you give is the second pair.
In this case, broken is not a past participle, but an adjective.
Only verbs have tense conjugations.
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Past participles are used in the perfect tense or in the passive voice: has been done (done is the past participle).
The past tense is used in the past tense.
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break means active; broken means passive.
BreakEnglish [bre k] American [brek].
vi.Break; Break; Break; Cripple.
vt.(make) break; Break (record); (often referred to as good weather) abrupt change; Begin.
vi.(voice) mutations; Breakthrough; Dawn; (**) Suddenly**.
n.Break; Discontinuity; a change in the condition (for a period of time); Intermission.
break down ; Decompose; Failure ; Fail.
break into ; Forcible entry ; Break in; Trespassing.
spring break ; Simulated resorts ; Spring holidays ; Simulated resort.
brittle things break easily.
Crispy things break easily.
the machine must break down at this busy hour.
When I was busy, the machine broke down again.
broken
English [.]'br k( )n] beauty ['brokən]
adj.broken; Broken.
v.Break; Smash; Damage (past participle of break).
broken vow ; Breaking the oath ; Destruction of the oath ; Broken vows.
broken course ; Cross masonry ; Fault layer ; Fault.
broken money ; Pocket money.
house broken ; Slice.
broken number [number] score.
the broken ribs perforated into his lung.
The broken rib punctured his lung.
the broken arm nearly crazed him with pain.
The severed arm almost drove him mad with pain.
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break means active; broken means passive.
BreakEnglish [bre k] American [brek].
vi.Break; Break; Break; Cripple.
vt.(make) break; Break (record); (often referred to as good weather) abrupt change; Begin.
vi.(voice) mutations; Breakthrough; Dawn; (**) Suddenly**.
n.Break; Discontinuity; a change in the condition (for a period of time); Intermission.
break down ; Decompose; Failure ; Fail.
break into ; Forcible entry ; Break in; Trespassing.
spring break ; Simulated resorts ; Spring holidays ; Simulated resort.
brittle things break easily.
Crispy things break easily.
the machine must break down at this busy hour.
When I was busy, the machine broke down again.
broken
English [.]'br k( )n] beauty ['brokən]
adj.broken; Broken.
v.Break; Smash; Damage (past participle of break).
broken vow ; Breaking the oath ; Destruction of the oath ; Broken vows.
broken course ; Cross masonry ; Fault layer ; Fault.
broken money ; Pocket money.
house broken ; Slice.
broken number [number] score.
the broken ribs perforated into his lung.
The broken rib punctured his lung.
the broken arm nearly crazed him with pain.
The severed arm almost drove him mad with pain.
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break is a verb; Indicates to break, to break, emphasizing the action (to indicate the action of breaking, breaking) broken is an adjective, and a verb must be used in front of it to form a predicate; Indicates that it is broken, and emphasizes the state (indicates the state).
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break
vt.& vi.Break; Break; Break; Weakened vt(make) break; Break (record); (often referred to as good weather) abrupt change; Begin.
vi.(voice) mutations; Breakthrough; Dawn; (**) suddenly**nBreak; Discontinuity; a change in the condition (for a period of time); Intermission.
Present participle: breaking; Past tense: broke; Third person singular: breaks; Past participle: broken
broken
adj.broken, broken; (leg, arm, etc.) has been fractured; (line) dashed, intermittent; Interrupted.
v.break, break (past participle of break); Break (record); Damage.
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Bone is just in the past tense, which means that passive is to use the past participle broken, which is not an adjective.
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Both are true, the key is whether you can understand the right:
broke should be understood as the poor, the company is broke, the company is broke, the company is broke, the company is broken, or this can be an adjective alone.
It is broken can be understood as the glass is broken by tom The glass is broken by tom
The lock is broken, and broken itself is an adjective that can directly modify the ranking, for example:
Broken Heart.
a broken washing machine.
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It's all possible, it depends.
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The past tense of break is broke, as shown in the figure below, for reference, hope, thank you!