Key facts

Souligner

To underline · to underline/to highlight

B1Regular
Stem
soulign
Past participle
souligné

Examples

Je souligne le mot.

I underline the word.

Il ne souligne pas son nom.

He doesn't underline his name.

Nous soulignions le titre.

We were underlining the title.

Nous avons souligné le fait.

We emphasized the fact.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
Jesouligne
Iunderline
Tusoulignes
Youunderline
Ilsouligne
Heunderlines
Noussoulignons
Weunderline
Voussoulignez
Youunderline
Ilssoulignent
Theyunderline

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais souligner
Iam going to underline
Tuvas souligner
Youare going to underline
Ilva souligner
Heis going to underline
Nousallons souligner
Weare going to underline
Vousallez souligner
Youare going to underline
Ilsvont souligner
Theyare going to underline

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de souligner
Ihave just underlined
Tuviens de souligner
Youhave just underlined
Ilvient de souligner
Hehas just underlined
Nousvenons de souligner
Wehave just underlined
Vousvenez de souligner
Youhave just underlined
Ilsviennent de souligner
Theyhave just underlined

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai souligné
Ihave underlined
Tuas souligné
Youhave underlined
Ila souligné
Hehas underlined
Nousavons souligné
Wehave underlined
Vousavez souligné
Youhave underlined
Ilsont souligné
Theyhave underlined

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jesoulignerais
Iwould underline
Tusoulignerais
Youwould underline
Ilsoulignerait
Hewould underline
Noussoulignerions
Wewould underline
Voussouligneriez
Youwould underline
Ilssouligneraient
Theywould underline

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jesoulignerai
Iwill underline
Tusouligneras
Youwill underline
Ilsoulignera
Hewill underline
Noussoulignerons
Wewill underline
Voussoulignerez
Youwill underline
Ilssouligneront
Theywill underline

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jesoulignais
Iwas underlining
Tusoulignais
Youwere underlining
Ilsoulignait
Hewas underlining
Noussoulignions
Were underlining
Voussouligniez
Youwere underlining
Ilssoulignaient
Theywere underlining

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)souligne
Youunderline
(Nous)soulignons
Weunderline
(Vous)soulignez
Youunderline

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

soulignant
underlining

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en soulignant
underlining

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