Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb surligner
Introduction to the verb surligner
The English translation of the French verb surligner is to highlight. It is pronounced as “sur-li-nyey”.
The word surligner comes from the combination of the prefix “sur” which means “above” and the verb “ligner” which means “to line”. Together, surligner means to line or mark something above the rest.
In everyday French, surligner is most commonly used to describe the action of marking or emphasizing certain words or phrases in a text. It is often used in note-taking, studying, and highlighting important information in a document.
Examples:
- Je vais surligner les mots clés pour mieux étudier. (I will highlight the key words to study better.)
- N’oubliez pas de surligner les informations importantes dans le texte. (Don’t forget to highlight the important information in the text.)
- Pour être plus organisé, je surligne mes notes en différentes couleurs. (To be more organized, I highlight my notes in different colors.)
Surligner – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of surligner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je surligne | Je surligne mon texte. | I highlight my text. |
Tu | Tu surlignes | Tu surlignes tes notes. | You highlight your notes. |
Il | Il surligne | Il surligne ses erreurs. | He highlights his mistakes. |
Elle | Elle surligne | Elle surligne ses idées. | She highlights her ideas. |
On | On surligne | On surligne les mots-clés. | One highlights the keywords. |
Nous | Nous surlignons | Nous surlignons nos phrases importantes. | We highlight our important sentences. |
Vous | Vous surlignez | Vous surlignez vos passages préférés. | You highlight your favorite passages. |
Ils | Ils surlignent | Ils surlignent les passages importants. | They highlight the important passages. |
Elles | Elles surlignent | Elles surlignent leurs mots-clés. | They highlight their keywords. |
Other Conjugations for Surligner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb surligner (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surligner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surligner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surligner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surligner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surligner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surligner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surligner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surligner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surligner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surligner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surligner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surligner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surligner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surligner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surligner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surligner
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