French reference
punir
to punish
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I punish |
| tu | you punish |
| il/elle/on | he/she punishes |
| nous | we punish |
| vous | you (plural/formal) punish |
| ils/elles | they punish |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I punished; I have punished |
| tu | you punished; you have punished |
| il/elle/on | he/she punished; he/she has punished |
| nous | we punished; we have punished |
| vous | you (plural/formal) punished; you (plural/formal) have punished |
| ils/elles | they punished; they have punished |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to punish |
| tu | you used to punish |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to punish |
| nous | we used to punish |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to punish |
| ils/elles | they used to punish |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had punished |
| tu | you had punished |
| il/elle/on | he/she had punished |
| nous | we had punished |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had punished |
| ils/elles | they had punished |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will punish |
| tu | you will punish |
| il/elle/on | he/she will punish |
| nous | we will punish |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will punish |
| ils/elles | they will punish |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have punished |
| tu | you will have punished |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have punished |
| nous | we will have punished |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have punished |
| ils/elles | they will have punished |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to punish |
| tu | you are going to punish |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to punish |
| nous | we are going to punish |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to punish |
| ils/elles | they are going to punish |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just punished |
| tu | you have just punished |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just punished |
| nous | we have just punished |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just punished |
| ils/elles | they have just punished |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I punished |
| tu | you punished |
| il/elle/on | he/she punished |
| nous | we punished |
| vous | you (plural/formal) punished |
| ils/elles | they punished |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had punished |
| tu | you had punished |
| il/elle/on | he/she had punished |
| nous | we had punished |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had punished |
| ils/elles | they had punished |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would punish |
| tu | you would punish |
| il/elle/on | he/she would punish |
| nous | we would punish |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would punish |
| ils/elles | they would punish |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have punished |
| tu | you would have punished |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have punished |
| nous | we would have punished |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have punished |
| ils/elles | they would have punished |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have punished |
| tu | you would have punished |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have punished |
| nous | we would have punished |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have punished |
| ils/elles | they would have punished |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I punish |
| tu | (that) you punish |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she punishes |
| nous | (that) we punish |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) punish |
| ils/elles | (that) they punish |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have punished |
| tu | (that) you have punished |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has punished |
| nous | (that) we have punished |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have punished |
| ils/elles | (that) they have punished |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I punished |
| tu | (that) you punished |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she punished |
| nous | (that) we punished |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) punished |
| ils/elles | (that) they punished |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had punished |
| tu | (that) you had punished |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had punished |
| nous | (that) we had punished |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had punished |
| ils/elles | (that) they had punished |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | punish! |
| nous | let's punish! |
| vous | punish! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have punished by then! |
| nous | let's have punished by then! |
| vous | have punished by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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