Meaning: to cause pain or suffering; to impose a penalty or cost
Punish Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Base Form/Infinitive (V1): | Punish |
| Past Tense (V2): | Punished |
| Past Participle Form (V3): | Punished |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4): | Punishing |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5): | Punishes |
Punish Past Tense:
Past Tense of Punish is Punished.
Example: Sarah punished the poor kid.
Punish Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Punish is Punished.
Example: Sarah has punished the poor kid.
Punish Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Punish is Punishing.
Example: Sarah is punishing the poor kid.
Punish 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Punish is Punishes.
Example: Sarah Punishes the poor kid.
Punish Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I punish the poor kid.
- We/You/They punish the poor kid.
- He/She/It/Adam Punishes the poor kid.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am punishing the poor kid.
- We/You/They are punishing the poor kid.
- He/She/It/Adam is punishing the poor kid.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have punished the poor kid.
- We/You/They have punished the poor kid.
- He/She/It/Adam has punished the poor kid.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been punishing the poor kid.
- We/You/They have been punishing the poor kid.
- He/She/It/Adam has been punishing the poor kid.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I punished the poor kid.
- We/You/They punished the poor kid.
- He/She/It/Adam punished the poor kid.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was punishing the poor kid.
- We/You/They were punishing the poor kid.
- He/She/It/Adam was punishing the poor kid.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had punished the poor kid.
- We/You/They had punished the poor kid.
- He/She/It/Adam had punished the poor kid.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been punishing the poor kid.
- We/You/They had been punishing the poor kid.
- He/She/It/Adam had been punishing the poor kid.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will punish the poor kid.
- We/You/They will punish the poor kid.
- He/She/It/Adam will punish the poor kid.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be punishing the poor kid.
- We/You/They will be punishing the poor kid.
- He/She/It/Adam will be punishing the poor kid.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have punished the poor kid.
- We/You/They will have punished the poor kid.
- He/She/It/Adam will have punished the poor kid.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been punishing the poor kid.
- We/You/They will have been punishing the poor kid.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been punishing the poor kid.
Past Tense of Punish Phrasal Verbs
| Punish Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Punish for | Punished for |
| Punish with | Punished with |
| Punish by | Punished by |
| Punish against | Punished against |
| Punish out | Punished out |
| Punish down | Punished down |
| Punish upon | Punished upon |
| Punish into | Punished into |
| Punish over | Punished over |
| Punish up | Punished up |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Punish?
Future Tense of punish is “will punish”.
What is the Present Tense of Punish?
Present Tense of punish is “punish + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | punish |
| He/she/it/singular name | Punishes |
| Present participle | punishing |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Punish?
Past perfect tense of take is “had punished”.
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