Punish – English Verbs Conjugation

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Punish means to impose a penalty for wrongdoing. Regular verb: punish-punished-punished.

Meanings

To impose penalty
To discipline
To treat harshly

Common Collocations

punish for punish severely punish crime punishing schedule

Tip for Learners

Punish for something. "He was punished for his behavior."

Present Simple

I	punish
you	punish
he/she/it	punishes
we	punish
they	punish

Examples - Present Simple

I punish my dog for misbehaving.
You punish yourself too harshly.
She punishes her students.
We punish the wrongdoers.
They punish the offenders.

Present Continuous

I	am punishing
you	are punishing
he/she/it	is punishing
we	are punishing
they	are punishing

Examples - Present Continuous

I am punishing the dog.
You are punishing yourself.
She is punishing the students.
We are punishing wrongdoers.
They are punishing offenders.

Present Perfect

I	have punished
you	have punished
he/she/it	has punished
we	have punished
they	have punished

Examples - Present Perfect

I have punished the dog.
You have punished yourself.
She has punished the students.
We have punished wrongdoers.
They have punished offenders.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been punishing
you	have been punishing
he/she/it	has been punishing
we	have been punishing
they	have been punishing

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been punishing the dog.
You have been punishing yourself.
She has been punishing students.
We have been punishing wrongdoers.
They have been punishing offenders.

Past Simple

I	punished
you	punished
he/she/it	punished
we	punished
they	punished

Examples - Past Simple

I punished the dog.
You punished yourself.
She punished the students.
We punished wrongdoers.
They punished offenders.

Past Continuous

I	was punishing
you	were punishing
he/she/it	was punishing
we	were punishing
they	were punishing

Examples - Past Continuous

I was punishing the dog.
You were punishing yourself.
She was punishing students.
We were punishing wrongdoers.
They were punishing offenders.

Past Perfect

I	had punished
you	had punished
he/she/it	had punished
we	had punished
they	had punished

Examples - Past Perfect

I had punished the dog.
You had punished yourself.
She had punished the students.
We had punished wrongdoers.
They had punished offenders.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been punishing
you	had been punishing
he/she/it	had been punishing
we	had been punishing
they	had been punishing

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been punishing the dog.
You had been punishing yourself.
He had been punishing students.
We had been punishing wrongdoers.
They had been punishing offenders.

Future Simple

I	will punish
you	will punish
he/she/it	will punish
we	will punish
they	will punish

Examples - Future Simple

I will punish the dog.
You will punish yourself.
She will punish the students.
We will punish wrongdoers.
They will punish offenders.

Future Continuous

I	will be punishing
you	will be punishing
he/she/it	will be punishing
we	will be punishing
they	will be punishing

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be punishing the dog.
You will be punishing yourself.
He will be punishing students.
We will be punishing wrongdoers.
They will be punishing offenders.

Future Perfect

I	will have punished
you	will have punished
he/she/it	will have punished
we	will have punished
they	will have punished

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have punished the dog.
You will have punished yourself.
She will have punished the students.
We will have punished wrongdoers.
They will have punished offenders.

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
they	will have been punishing

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been punishing the dog.
You will have been punishing yourself.
He will have been punishing students.
We will have been punishing wrongdoers.
They will have been punishing offenders.