French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | châtie | châtiais | châtierai | châtierais | châtie | châtiasse | ||
| tu | châties | châtiais | châtieras | châtierais | châties | châtiasses | ||
| il | châtie | châtiait | châtiera | châtierait | châtie | châtiât | ||
| nous | châtions | châtiions | châtierons | châtierions | châtiions | châtiassions | ||
| vous | châtiez | châtiiez | châtierez | châtieriez | châtiiez | châtiassiez | ||
| ils | châtient | châtiaient | châtieront | châtieraient | châtient | châtiassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai châtié | avais châtié | aurai châtié | aurais châtié | aie châtié | eusse châtié | ||
| tu | as châtié | avais châtié | auras châtié | aurais châtié | aies châtié | eusses châtié | ||
| il | a châtié | avait châtié | aura châtié | aurait châtié | ait châtié | eût châtié | ||
| nous | avons châtié | avions châtié | aurons châtié | aurions châtié | ayons châtié | eussions châtié | ||
| vous | avez châtié | aviez châtié | aurez châtié | auriez châtié | ayez châtié | eussiez châtié | ||
| ils | ont châtié | avaient châtié | auront châtié | auraient châtié | aient châtié | eussent châtié | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | châtiai | eus châtié | (tu) | châtie | Present | châtiant | ||
| tu | châtias | eus châtié | (nous) | châtions | Past | châtié | ||
| il | châtia | eut châtié | (vous) | châtiez | Perfect | ayant châtié | ||
| nous | châtiâmes | eûmes châtié | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | châtiâtes | eûtes châtié | (tu) | aie châtié | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | châtièrent | eurent châtié | (nous) | ayons châtié | avoir châtié | |||
| (vous) | ayez châtié | |||||||
Châtier is a regular -er verb (although it is slightly weird).

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When a word ending in a normally silent consonant is followed by a vowel or h muet, that consonant might be transferred onto the next word. This is called a liaison and it’s one of the aspects of French pronunciation that can make it difficult to determine where one word ends and the next begins.