French reference
souligner
to underline, to stress
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I underline |
| tu | you underline |
| il/elle/on | he/she underlines |
| nous | we underline |
| vous | you (plural/formal) underline |
| ils/elles | they underline |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I underlined; I have underlined |
| tu | you underlined; you have underlined |
| il/elle/on | he/she underlined; he/she has underlined |
| nous | we underlined; we have underlined |
| vous | you (plural/formal) underlined; you (plural/formal) have underlined |
| ils/elles | they underlined; they have underlined |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to underline |
| tu | you used to underline |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to underline |
| nous | we used to underline |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to underline |
| ils/elles | they used to underline |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had underlined |
| tu | you had underlined |
| il/elle/on | he/she had underlined |
| nous | we had underlined |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had underlined |
| ils/elles | they had underlined |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will underline |
| tu | you will underline |
| il/elle/on | he/she will underline |
| nous | we will underline |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will underline |
| ils/elles | they will underline |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have underlined |
| tu | you will have underlined |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have underlined |
| nous | we will have underlined |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have underlined |
| ils/elles | they will have underlined |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to underline |
| tu | you are going to underline |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to underline |
| nous | we are going to underline |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to underline |
| ils/elles | they are going to underline |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just underlined |
| tu | you have just underlined |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just underlined |
| nous | we have just underlined |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just underlined |
| ils/elles | they have just underlined |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I underlined |
| tu | you underlined |
| il/elle/on | he/she underlined |
| nous | we underlined |
| vous | you (plural/formal) underlined |
| ils/elles | they underlined |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had underlined |
| tu | you had underlined |
| il/elle/on | he/she had underlined |
| nous | we had underlined |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had underlined |
| ils/elles | they had underlined |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would underline |
| tu | you would underline |
| il/elle/on | he/she would underline |
| nous | we would underline |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would underline |
| ils/elles | they would underline |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have underlined |
| tu | you would have underlined |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have underlined |
| nous | we would have underlined |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have underlined |
| ils/elles | they would have underlined |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have underlined |
| tu | you would have underlined |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have underlined |
| nous | we would have underlined |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have underlined |
| ils/elles | they would have underlined |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I underline |
| tu | (that) you underline |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she underlines |
| nous | (that) we underline |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) underline |
| ils/elles | (that) they underline |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have underlined |
| tu | (that) you have underlined |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has underlined |
| nous | (that) we have underlined |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have underlined |
| ils/elles | (that) they have underlined |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I underlined |
| tu | (that) you underlined |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she underlined |
| nous | (that) we underlined |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) underlined |
| ils/elles | (that) they underlined |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had underlined |
| tu | (that) you had underlined |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had underlined |
| nous | (that) we had underlined |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had underlined |
| ils/elles | (that) they had underlined |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | underline! |
| nous | let's underline! |
| vous | underline! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have underlined by then! |
| nous | let's have underlined by then! |
| vous | have underlined by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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