Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Subrayar in Spanish
subrayar to underline Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Subrayar (to underline) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: subrayo, subrayas, subraya, subrayamos, subrayáis, subrayan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- subrayado underlined
- Gerund
- subrayando underlining
- Similar
- rayar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Subrayar
- Subrayar in the Indicative Present
- Subrayar in the Indicative Preterite
- Subrayar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Subrayar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Subrayar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Subrayar in the Indicative Future
- Subrayar in the Indicative Conditional
- Subrayar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Subrayar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Subrayar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Subrayar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Subrayar
- Imperative tenses of Subrayar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Subrayar
Subrayar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of subrayar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “subrayo”, meaning “I underline”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | subrayo | I underline |
| Tú | subrayas | you underline |
| Ella / Él / Usted | subraya | s/he underlines |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | subrayamos | we underline |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | subrayáis | you (plural) underline |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | subrayan | they underline |
How it’s built: Regular: stem subray- plus the -ar endings.
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Subrayar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of subrayar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “subrayé”, meaning “I underlined”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | subrayé | I underlined |
| Tú | subrayaste | you underlined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | subrayó | s/he underlined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | subrayamos | we underlined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | subrayasteis | you (plural) underlined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | subrayaron | they underlined |
How it’s built: Regular: stem subray- plus the -ar endings.
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Subrayar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of subrayar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “subrayaba”, meaning “I used to underline”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | subrayaba | I used to underline |
| Tú | subrayabas | you used to underline |
| Ella / Él / Usted | subrayaba | s/he used to underline |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | subrayábamos | we used to underline |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | subrayabais | you (plural) used to underline |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | subrayaban | they used to underline |
How it’s built: Regular: stem subray- plus the -ar endings.
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Subrayar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of subrayar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy subrayando”, meaning “I am underlining”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy subrayando | I am underlining |
| Tú | estás subrayando | you are underlining |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está subrayando | s/he is underlining |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos subrayando | we are underlining |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis subrayando | you (plural) are underlining |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están subrayando | they are underlining |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund subrayando.
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Subrayar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of subrayar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a subrayar”, meaning “I am going to underline”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a subrayar | I am going to underline |
| Tú | vas a subrayar | you are going to underline |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a subrayar | s/he is going to underline |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a subrayar | we are going to underline |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a subrayar | you (plural) are going to underline |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a subrayar | they are going to underline |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive subrayar.
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Subrayar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of subrayar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “subrayaré”, meaning “I will underline”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | subrayaré | I will underline |
| Tú | subrayarás | you will underline |
| Ella / Él / Usted | subrayará | s/he will underline |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | subrayaremos | we will underline |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | subrayaréis | you (plural) will underline |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | subrayarán | they will underline |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive subrayar plus the future endings.
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Subrayar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of subrayar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “subrayaría”, meaning “I would underline”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | subrayaría | I would underline |
| Tú | subrayarías | you would underline |
| Ella / Él / Usted | subrayaría | s/he would underline |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | subrayaríamos | we would underline |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | subrayaríais | you (plural) would underline |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | subrayarían | they would underline |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive subrayar plus the conditional endings.
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Subrayar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of subrayar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he subrayado”, meaning “I have underlined”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he subrayado | I have underlined |
| Tú | has subrayado | you have underlined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha subrayado | s/he has underlined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos subrayado | we have underlined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis subrayado | you (plural) have underlined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han subrayado | they have underlined |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle subrayado.
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Subrayar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of subrayar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había subrayado”, meaning “I had underlined”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había subrayado | I had underlined |
| Tú | habías subrayado | you had underlined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había subrayado | s/he had underlined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos subrayado | we had underlined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais subrayado | you (plural) had underlined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían subrayado | they had underlined |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle subrayado.
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Subrayar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of subrayar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré subrayado”, meaning “I will have underlined”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré subrayado | I will have underlined |
| Tú | habrás subrayado | you will have underlined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá subrayado | s/he will have underlined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos subrayado | we will have underlined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis subrayado | you (plural) will have underlined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán subrayado | they will have underlined |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle subrayado.
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Subrayar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of subrayar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría subrayado”, meaning “I would have underlined”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría subrayado | I would have underlined |
| Tú | habrías subrayado | you would have underlined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría subrayado | s/he would have underlined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos subrayado | we would have underlined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais subrayado | you (plural) would have underlined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían subrayado | they would have underlined |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle subrayado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Subrayar
Subrayar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “subraye”, meaning “I underline”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | subraye | I underline |
| Tú | subrayes | you underline |
| Ella / Él / Usted | subraye | s/he underlines |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | subrayemos | we underline |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | subrayéis | you (plural) underline |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | subrayen | they underline |
How it’s built: Regular: stem subray- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Subrayar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “subrayara”, meaning “I underlined”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | subrayara | I underlined |
| Tú | subrayaras | you underlined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | subrayara | s/he underlined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | subrayáramos | we underlined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | subrayarais | you (plural) underlined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | subrayaran | they underlined |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, subrayaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (subrayáramos).
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Subrayar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “subrayare”, meaning “I will underline”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | subrayare | I will underline |
| Tú | subrayares | you will underline |
| Ella / Él / Usted | subrayare | s/he will underline |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | subrayáremos | we will underline |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | subrayareis | you (plural) will underline |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | subrayaren | they will underline |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, subrayaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (subrayáremos).
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Subrayar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya subrayado”, meaning “I have underlined”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya subrayado | I have underlined |
| Tú | hayas subrayado | you have underlined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya subrayado | s/he has underlined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos subrayado | we have underlined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis subrayado | you (plural) have underlined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan subrayado | they have underlined |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle subrayado.
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Subrayar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera subrayado”, meaning “I had underlined”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera subrayado | I had underlined |
| Tú | hubieras subrayado | you had underlined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera subrayado | s/he had underlined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos subrayado | we had underlined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais subrayado | you (plural) had underlined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran subrayado | they had underlined |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle subrayado.
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Subrayar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere subrayado”, meaning “I will have underlined”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere subrayado | I will have underlined |
| Tú | hubieres subrayado | you will have underlined |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere subrayado | s/he will have underlined |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos subrayado | we will have underlined |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis subrayado | you (plural) will have underlined |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren subrayado | they will have underlined |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle subrayado.
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Imperative tenses of Subrayar
Subrayar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “subraye”, meaning “(to you formal) underline!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | subraya | (to you) underline! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | subraye | (to you formal) underline! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | subrayemos | let's underline! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | subrayad | (to you plural) underline! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | subrayen | (to you plural formal) underline! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (subraya); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (subraye, subrayemos, subrayen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (subrayad).
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Subrayar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no subraye”, meaning “(to you formal) don't underline!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no subrayes | (to you) don't underline! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no subraye | (to you formal) don't underline! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no subrayemos | let's not underline! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no subrayéis | (to you plural) don't underline! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no subrayen | (to you plural formal) don't underline! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no subrayes, no subraye, no subrayemos, no subrayéis, no subrayen.
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Frequently asked questions about Subrayar
Is subrayar a regular or irregular verb?
Subrayar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate subrayar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), subrayar is conjugated as: yo subrayo, tú subrayas, él/ella/usted subraya, nosotros subrayamos, vosotros subrayáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes subrayan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate subrayar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), subrayar is conjugated as: yo subrayé, tú subrayaste, él/ella/usted subrayó, nosotros subrayamos, vosotros subrayasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes subrayaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate subrayar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), subrayar is conjugated as: yo subrayaba, tú subrayabas, él/ella/usted subrayaba, nosotros subrayábamos, vosotros subrayabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes subrayaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate subrayar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), subrayar is conjugated as: yo subrayaré, tú subrayarás, él/ella/usted subrayará, nosotros subrayaremos, vosotros subrayaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes subrayarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate subrayar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), subrayar is conjugated as: yo subraye, tú subrayes, él/ella/usted subraye, nosotros subrayemos, vosotros subrayéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes subrayen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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