Conjugation of the verb punish in English in all tenses

Here are the conjugation tables for the verb punish in English.

Conjugation of the verb punish in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I punish
  • you punish
  • he|she|it punishes
  • we punish
  • you punish
  • they punish

Present Continuous

  • I am punishing
  • you are punishing
  • he|she|it is punishing
  • we are punishing
  • you are punishing
  • they are punishing

Present Perfect

  • I have punished
  • you have punished
  • he|she|it has punished
  • we have punished
  • you have punished
  • they have punished

Present Perfect Continuous

  • I have been punishing
  • you have been punishing
  • he|she|it has been punishing
  • we have been punishing
  • you have been punishing
  • they have been punishing

How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.

Conjugation of the verb punish in the past tenses

Simple past

  • I punished
  • you punished
  • he|she|it punished
  • we punished
  • you punished
  • they punished

Past continuous

  • I was punishing
  • you were punishing
  • he|she|it was punishing
  • we were punishing
  • you were punishing
  • they were punishing

Past perfect

  • I had punished
  • you had punished
  • he|she|it had punished
  • we had punished
  • you had punished
  • they had punished

Past perfect continuous

  • I had been punishing
  • you had been punishing
  • he|she|it had been punishing
  • we had been punishing
  • you had been punishing
  • they had been punishing

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.

Conjugation of the verb punish in the futur tenses

Future

  • I will punish
  • you will punish
  • he|she|it will punish
  • we will punish
  • you will punish
  • they will punish

Future continuous

  • I will be punishing
  • you will be punishing
  • he|she|it will be punishing
  • we will be punishing
  • you will be punishing
  • they will be punishing

Future perfect

  • I will have punished
  • you will have punished
  • he|she|it will have punished
  • we will have punished
  • you will have punished
  • they will have punished

Future perfect continuous

  • I will have been punishing
  • you will have been punishing
  • he|she|it will have been punishing
  • we will have been punishing
  • you will have been punishing
  • they will have been punishing

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.

The different forms of the participle in English, for the verb to punish

Present participle

  • punishing

Past participle

  • punished

Perfect Participle

  • having punished

The imperative in English, for the verb to punish

Imperative

  • punish
  • let's punish
  • punish

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