je, tu ਅਤੇ il ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ (-is, -is, -it)। ਬਹੁਵਚਨ ਵਿੱਚ -iss- ਸਾਫ਼ ਸੁਣਦਾ ਹੈ, ਇਹੀ ਫ਼ਰਕ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | punissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai puni | punissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais punir | puniraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | punissounds the same as another form in this tense | as punisounds the same as another form in this tense | punissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas punirsounds the same as another form in this tense | punirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | punitsounds the same as another form in this tense | a punisounds the same as another form in this tense | punissaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va punirsounds the same as another form in this tense | punirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | punissons | avons puni | punissions | allons punir | punironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | punissez | avez puni | punissiez | allez punir | punirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | punissent | ont puni | punissaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont punir | punirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. punis covers both "I punish" and "I am punishing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and puni does not — ai puni.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so punissons gives you punissais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; punir never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on punir-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
Three more forms worth knowing
Not among the five TEF/TCF-scored tenses above, but common past A1–A2.
Passé récentjust happened
| je | viens de punir |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de punir |
| il/elle | vient de punir |
| nous | venons de punir |
| vous | venez de punir |
| ils/elles | viennent de punir |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | punis |
|---|---|
| nous | punissons |
| vous | punissez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en punissant
What this table tells you about punir
The past participle is puni, and it takes avoir in the passé composé — so it never changes shape, whoever the subject is. No agreement to remember here.
The futur simple is built on punir-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In the present, je, tu and il/elle are one sound: punis, punit — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous, vous and ils/elles carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know punissons you already know punissais, punissait and punissaient. Futur proche keeps punir untouched.