French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | punis | punissais | punirai | punirais | punisse | punisse | ||
| tu | punis | punissais | puniras | punirais | punisses | punisses | ||
| il | punit | punissait | punira | punirait | punisse | punît | ||
| nous | punissons | punissions | punirons | punirions | punissions | punissions | ||
| vous | punissez | punissiez | punirez | puniriez | punissiez | punissiez | ||
| ils | punissent | punissaient | puniront | puniraient | punissent | punissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai puni | avais puni | aurai puni | aurais puni | aie puni | eusse puni | ||
| tu | as puni | avais puni | auras puni | aurais puni | aies puni | eusses puni | ||
| il | a puni | avait puni | aura puni | aurait puni | ait puni | eût puni | ||
| nous | avons puni | avions puni | aurons puni | aurions puni | ayons puni | eussions puni | ||
| vous | avez puni | aviez puni | aurez puni | auriez puni | ayez puni | eussiez puni | ||
| ils | ont puni | avaient puni | auront puni | auraient puni | aient puni | eussent puni | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | punis | eus puni | (tu) | punis | Present | punissant | ||
| tu | punis | eus puni | (nous) | punissons | Past | puni | ||
| il | punit | eut puni | (vous) | punissez | Perfect | ayant puni | ||
| nous | punîmes | eûmes puni | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | punîtes | eûtes puni | (tu) | aie puni | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | punirent | eurent puni | (nous) | ayons puni | avoir puni | |||
| (vous) | ayez puni | |||||||
Punir is a regular -ir verb.


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