How to Conjugate 'Interrompre' ('to Interrupt')

Learn how to say, 'Take a year off' and other uses of the verb 'interrompre.'

Updated on February 21, 2020

The French verb interrompre means "to interrupt," "to stop," "to suspend," and "to break off." It is an irregular verb, similar in conjugation to corrompre ("to bribe") and rompre ("to break"). Because it is irregular, it does not follow larger patterns of conjugation, and it is just one of those verb conjugations you have to memorize in order to use in conversation.

Examples

Here are examples of the everyday use of interrompre:

interrompre ses études pendant un an > to take a year off from one's studies
interrompre sa lecture/son repas > to stop reading/eating

Conjugation of 'Interrompre'

	Present	Future	Imperfect	Present participle
j'	interromps	interromprai	interrompais	interrompant
tu	interromps	interrompras	interrompais
il	interrompt	interrompra	interrompait	Passé composé
nous	interrompons	interromprons	interrompions	Auxiliary verb avoir
vous	interrompez	interromprez	interrompiez	Past participle interrompu
ils	interrompent	interrompront	interrompaient
	Subjunctive	Conditional	Passé simple	Imperfect subjunctive
j'	interrompe	interromprais	interrompis	interrompisse
tu	interrompes	interromprais	interrompis	interrompisses
il	interrompe	interromprait	interrompit	interrompît
nous	interrompions	interromprions	interrompîmes	interrompissions
vous	interrompiez	interrompriez	interrompîtes	interrompissiez
ils	interrompent	interrompraient	interrompirent	interrompissent

	Imperative
(tu)	interromps
(nous)	interrompons
(vous)	interrompez

Verb conjugation pattern:
Interrompre is an irregular verb.
Similar verbs: corrompre, rompre.

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