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Conjugation of the French verb punir

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb punir, along with their English translations.

punir is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
punir	to punish

Present		Scored
je punis	I punish
tu punis	you punish
il punit	he punishes
elle punit	she punishes
nous punissons	we punish
vous punissez	you punish
ils punissent	they punish
elles punissent	they punish

Imperfect		Scored
je punissais	I was punishing
tu punissais	you were punishing
il punissait	he was punishing
elle punissait	she was punishing
nous punissions	we were punishing
vous punissiez	you were punishing
ils punissaient	they were punishing
elles punissaient	they were punishing

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je punis	I punished
tu punis	you punished
il punit	he punished
elle punit	she punished
nous punîmes	we punished
vous punîtes	you punished
ils punirent	they punished
elles punirent	they punished

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai puni	I have punished
tu as puni	you have punished
il a puni	he has punished
elle a puni	she has punished
nous avons puni	we have punished
vous avez puni	you have punished
ils ont puni	they have punished
elles ont puni	they have punished

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais puni	I had punished
tu avais puni	you had punished
il avait puni	he had punished
elle avait puni	she had punished
nous avions puni	we had punished
vous aviez puni	you had punished
ils avaient puni	they had punished
elles avaient puni	they had punished

Future		Scored
je punirai	I will punish
tu puniras	you will punish
il punira	he will punish
elle punira	she will punish
nous punirons	we will punish
vous punirez	you will punish
ils puniront	they will punish
elles puniront	they will punish

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai puni	I will have punished
tu auras puni	you will have punished
il aura puni	he will have punished
elle aura puni	she will have punished
nous aurons puni	we will have punished
vous aurez puni	you will have punished
ils auront puni	they will have punished
elles auront puni	they will have punished

Conditional		Scored
je punirais	I would punish
tu punirais	you would punish
il punirait	he would punish
elle punirait	she would punish
nous punirions	we would punish
vous puniriez	you would punish
ils puniraient	they would punish
elles puniraient	they would punish

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais puni	I would have punished
tu aurais puni	you would have punished
il aurait puni	he would have punished
elle aurait puni	she would have punished
nous aurions puni	we would have punished
vous auriez puni	you would have punished
ils auraient puni	they would have punished
elles auraient puni	they would have punished

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je punisse	(... that) I punish
(... que) tu punisses	(... that) you punish
(... que) il punisse	(... that) he punishes
(... que) elle punisse	(... that) she punishes
(... que) nous punissions	(... that) we punish
(... que) vous punissiez	(... that) you punish
(... que) ils punissent	(... that) they punish
(... que) elles punissent	(... that) they punish

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je punisse	(... that) I was punishing
(... que) tu punisses	(... that) you were punishing
(... que) il punît	(... that) he was punishing
(... que) elle punît	(... that) she was punishing
(... que) nous punissions	(... that) we were punishing
(... que) vous punissiez	(... that) you were punishing
(... que) ils punissent	(... that) they were punishing
(... que) elles punissent	(... that) they were punishing

Imperative		Scored
punis	Punish
punissons	Let's punish
punissez	Punish

Present Participle		Scored
punissant	punishing

Past Participle		Scored
puni	punished

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