punch – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of punch

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to punch in sth
Participle: punched in sth
Gerund: punching in sth

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ipunch in sth
youpunch in sth
he;she;itpunches in sth
wepunch in sth
youpunch in sth
theypunch in sth

Perfect

Ihave punched in sth
youhave punched in sth
he;she;ithas punched in sth
wehave punched in sth
youhave punched in sth
theyhave punched in sth

Past

Ipunched in sth
youpunched in sth
he;she;itpunched in sth
wepunched in sth
youpunched in sth
theypunched in sth

Pluperfect

Ihad punched in sth
youhad punched in sth
he;she;ithad punched in sth
wehad punched in sth
youhad punched in sth
theyhad punched in sth

Future

Iwill punch in sth
youwill punch in sth
he;she;itwill punch in sth
wewill punch in sth
youwill punch in sth
theywill punch in sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have punched in sth
youwill have punched in sth
he;she;itwill have punched in sth
wewill have punched in sth
youwill have punched in sth
theywill have punched in sth

Subjunctive

Present

Ipunch in sth
youpunch in sth
he;she;itpunch in sth
wepunch in sth
youpunch in sth
theypunch in sth

Perfect

Ihave punched in sth
youhave punched in sth
he;she;ithave punched in sth
wehave punched in sth
youhave punched in sth
theyhave punched in sth

Imperfect

Ipunched in sth
youpunched in sth
he;she;itpunched in sth
wepunched in sth
youpunched in sth
theypunched in sth

Pluperfect

Ihad punched in sth
youhad punched in sth
he;she;ithad punched in sth
wehad punched in sth
youhad punched in sth
theyhad punched in sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould punch in sth
youwould punch in sth
he;she;itwould punch in sth
wewould punch in sth
youwould punch in sth
theywould punch in sth

Perfect

Iwould have punched in sth
youwould have punched in sth
he;she;itwould have punched in sth
wewould have punched in sth
youwould have punched in sth
theywould have punched in sth

Imperative

youpunch in sth
weLet's punch in sth
youpunch in sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam punching in sth
youare punching in sth
he;she;itis punching in sth
weare punching in sth
youare punching in sth
theyare punching in sth

Perfect

Ihave been punching in sth
youhave been punching in sth
he;she;ithas been punching in sth
wehave been punching in sth
youhave been punching in sth
theyhave been punching in sth

Past

Iwas punching in sth
youwere punching in sth
he;she;itwas punching in sth
wewere punching in sth
youwere punching in sth
theywere punching in sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been punching in sth
youhad been punching in sth
he;she;ithad been punching in sth
wehad been punching in sth
youhad been punching in sth
theyhad been punching in sth

Future

Iwill be punching in sth
youwill be punching in sth
he;she;itwill be punching in sth
wewill be punching in sth
youwill be punching in sth
theywill be punching in sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been punching in sth
youwill have been punching in sth
he;she;itwill have been punching in sth
wewill have been punching in sth
youwill have been punching in sth
theywill have been punching in sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be punching in sth
youwould be punching in sth
he;she;itwould be punching in sth
wewould be punching in sth
youwould be punching in sth
theywould be punching in sth

Perfect

Iwould have been punching in sth
youwould have been punching in sth
he;she;itwould have been punching in sth
wewould have been punching in sth
youwould have been punching in sth
theywould have been punching in sth

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'punch'

abash, abolish, abroach, accomplish, accroach, address, admix, admonish, ado, adpress, affamish, affix, alloo, amass, ambush, anguish, annex, appeach, appears, approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'punch'

bunch, gunch, hunch, lunch, munch, paunch, pinch, runch, bench, brunch,

Additional Information

Etymology

1. "to drive (cattle, etc.) by poking and prodding," c.1382, from O.Fr. ponchonner "to punch, prick, stamp," from ponchon "pointed tool, piercing weapon" (see punch (n.1)). Meaning "to stab, puncture" is from c.1440. Specific meaning of "to hit with the fist" first recorded 1530, probably influenced by punish. To punch a ticket, etc., is c.1440, probably from a shortening of puncheon "pointed tool," from O.Fr. ponchon.
2. From Middle English punchen, partially from Old French ponchonner (“to punch”), from ponchon (“pointed tool”), from Latin punctio, from punctus, perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick”); and partially from Middle English punchen, a syncopated variant of punischen ("to punish"; see punish). Also influenced by Middle English punchon ("a punch"; see puncheon). Compare also Middle English bunchen, bonchen (“to punch, deliver a blow, pound, beat”). See: Latin 'punctio'.

Sample Sentences

  • If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose.
  • As night watchman he was required to punch a watchman's clock; the stations were scattered all over the place. [1922, William Otis Badger, editor, The Workmen's compensation law journal, volume 10, page 129:]
  • The patrol clock and punch key system made sure that crewmen completed their patrols. At the far end of his patrol, he used a key to punch his clock and start the return trip. [2000, William D. Peterson, United States Life-Saving Service in Michigan, page 106:]
  • Another shipmate remembered the watch clock on the strap we had to carry to punching stations. He was assigned to a guard shack. He had rounds to the Officer's Club and sleeping quarters where he'd have to punch the clock at different stations. [2007, Dick Juge, The Historic Northwest Passage and the CGC Storis, page 27:]
  • He punched a hit into shallow left field.
  • So I punched a hole in the roof, ah-ah, ah-ah
  • Let the flood carry away all my pictures of you [2014 October 27, Taylor Swift, Imogen Heap, “Clean (Taylor's Version)”, in 1989 (Taylor's Version), performed by Taylor Swift, published 27 October 2023:]
  • to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow
  • Getting a little tired of you punching that word.
  • We're gonna punch a few cones. (We're gonna smoke bongs.)