ponctuer

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin punctuāre, from Latin punctus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔ̃k.tɥe/
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Verb

ponctuer

  1. to punctuate

Conjugation

Conjugation of ponctuer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple ponctuer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple ponctuant
/pɔ̃k.tɥɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle ponctué
/pɔ̃k.tɥe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present ponctue
/pɔ̃k.ty/ 		ponctues
/pɔ̃k.ty/ 		ponctue
/pɔ̃k.ty/ 		ponctuons
/pɔ̃k.tɥɔ̃/ 		ponctuez
/pɔ̃k.tɥe/ 		ponctuent
/pɔ̃k.ty/
imperfect ponctuais
/pɔ̃k.tɥɛ/ 		ponctuais
/pɔ̃k.tɥɛ/ 		ponctuait
/pɔ̃k.tɥɛ/ 		ponctuions
/pɔ̃k.ty.jɔ̃/ 		ponctuiez
/pɔ̃k.ty.je/ 		ponctuaient
/pɔ̃k.tɥɛ/
past historic2 ponctuai
/pɔ̃k.tɥe/ 		ponctuas
/pɔ̃k.tɥa/ 		ponctua
/pɔ̃k.tɥa/ 		ponctuâmes
/pɔ̃k.tɥam/ 		ponctuâtes
/pɔ̃k.tɥat/ 		ponctuèrent
/pɔ̃k.tɥɛʁ/
future ponctuerai
/pɔ̃k.ty.ʁe/ 		ponctueras
/pɔ̃k.ty.ʁa/ 		ponctuera
/pɔ̃k.ty.ʁa/ 		ponctuerons
/pɔ̃k.ty.ʁɔ̃/ 		ponctuerez
/pɔ̃k.ty.ʁe/ 		ponctueront
/pɔ̃k.ty.ʁɔ̃/
conditional ponctuerais
/pɔ̃k.ty.ʁɛ/ 		ponctuerais
/pɔ̃k.ty.ʁɛ/ 		ponctuerait
/pɔ̃k.ty.ʁɛ/ 		ponctuerions
/pɔ̃k.ty.ʁjɔ̃/ 		ponctueriez
/pɔ̃k.ty.ʁje/ 		ponctueraient
/pɔ̃k.ty.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present ponctue
/pɔ̃k.ty/ 		ponctues
/pɔ̃k.ty/ 		ponctue
/pɔ̃k.ty/ 		ponctuions
/pɔ̃k.ty.jɔ̃/ 		ponctuiez
/pɔ̃k.ty.je/ 		ponctuent
/pɔ̃k.ty/
imperfect2 ponctuasse
/pɔ̃k.tɥas/ 		ponctuasses
/pɔ̃k.tɥas/ 		ponctuât
/pɔ̃k.tɥa/ 		ponctuassions
/pɔ̃k.tɥa.sjɔ̃/ 		ponctuassiez
/pɔ̃k.tɥa.sje/ 		ponctuassent
/pɔ̃k.tɥas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — ponctue
/pɔ̃k.ty/ 		— ponctuons
/pɔ̃k.tɥɔ̃/ 		ponctuez
/pɔ̃k.tɥe/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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