How to conjugate Comprender in Spanish
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Comprender
- Comprender in the Indicative Present
- Comprender in the Indicative Preterite
- Comprender in the Indicative Imperfect
- Comprender in the Indicative Future
- Comprender in the Indicative Conditional
- Comprender in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Comprender in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Comprender in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Comprender in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Comprender
- Comprender in the Subjunctive Present
- Comprender in the Subjunctive Imperfect
- Comprender in the Subjunctive Future
- Comprender in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
- Comprender in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
- Comprender in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
- Imperative tenses of Comprender
- Comprender in the Imperative Affirmative
- Comprender in the Imperative Negative
- Example sentences and usage
Introduction
Comprender is the Spanish verb for to comprehend, to understand. It is a regular ER verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 16 major Spanish tenses!
| Spanish | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | comprender | to comprehend, to understand |
| Past participle | comprendido | comprehended |
| Gerund | comprendiendo | comprehending |
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Indicative Tenses of Comprender
Comprender in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of comprender 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, "comprendo", meaning "I comprehend".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | comprendo | I comprehend |
| Tú | comprendes | you comprehend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | comprende | s/he comprehend, you (formal) comprehend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | comprendemos | we comprehend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | comprendéis | you (plural) comprehend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | comprenden | they comprehend, you (plural formal) comprehend |
Comprender in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of comprender is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "comprendí", meaning "I comprehended".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | comprendí | I comprehended |
| Tú | comprendiste | you comprehended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | comprendió | s/he comprehended, you (formal) comprehended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | comprendimos | we comprehended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | comprendisteis | you (plural) comprehended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | comprendieron | they comprehended, you (plural formal) comprehended |
Comprender in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of comprender is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "comprendía", meaning "I used to comprehend".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | comprendía | I used to comprehend |
| Tú | comprendías | you used to comprehend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | comprendía | s/he used to comprehend, you (formal) used to comprehend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | comprendíamos | we used to comprehend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | comprendíais | you (plural) used to comprehend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | comprendían | they used to comprehend, you (plural formal) used to comprehend |
Comprender in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of comprender is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "comprenderé", meaning "I will comprehend".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | comprenderé | I will comprehend |
| Tú | comprenderás | you will comprehend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | comprenderá | s/he will comprehend, you (formal) will comprehend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | comprenderemos | we will comprehend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | comprenderéis | you (plural) will comprehend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | comprenderán | they will comprehend, you (plural formal) will comprehend |
Comprender in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of comprender is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "comprendería", meaning "I would comprehend".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | comprendería | I would comprehend |
| Tú | comprenderías | you would comprehend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | comprendería | s/he would comprehend, you (formal) would comprehend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | comprenderíamos | we would comprehend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | comprenderíais | you (plural) would comprehend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | comprenderían | they would comprehend, you (plural formal) would comprehend |
Comprender in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of comprender 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 comprendido", meaning "I have comprehended".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he comprendido | I have comprehended |
| Tú | has comprendido | you have comprehended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha comprendido | s/he has comprehended, you (formal) have comprehended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos comprendido | we have comprehended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis comprendido | you (plural) have comprehended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han comprendido | they have comprehended, you (plural formal) have comprehended |
Comprender in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of comprender is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había comprendido", meaning "I had comprehended".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había comprendido | I had comprehended |
| Tú | habías comprendido | you had comprehended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había comprendido | s/he had comprehended, you (formal) had comprehended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos comprendido | we had comprehended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais comprendido | you (plural) had comprehended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían comprendido | they had comprehended, you (plural formal) had comprehended |
Comprender in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of comprender is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré comprendido", meaning "I will have comprehended".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré comprendido | I will have comprehended |
| Tú | habrás comprendido | you will have comprehended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá comprendido | s/he will have comprehended, you (formal) will have comprehended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos comprendido | we will have comprehended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis comprendido | you (plural) will have comprehended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán comprendido | they will have comprehended, you (plural formal) will have comprehended |
Comprender in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of comprender is used to talk about something that would have happened in the future but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría comprendido", meaning "I would have comprehended".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría comprendido | I would have comprehended |
| Tú | habrías comprendido | you would have comprehended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría comprendido | s/he would have comprehended, you (formal) would have comprehended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos comprendido | we would have comprehended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais comprendido | you (plural) would have comprehended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían comprendido | they would have comprehended, you (plural formal) would have comprehended |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Comprender
Comprender 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, "comprenda", meaning "I comprehend".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | comprenda | I comprehend |
| Tú | comprendas | you comprehend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | comprenda | s/he comprehend, you (formal) comprehend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | comprendamos | we comprehend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | comprendáis | you (plural) comprehend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | comprendan | they comprehend, you (plural formal) comprehend |
Comprender 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, "comprendiera", meaning "I comprehended".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | comprendiera | I comprehended |
| Tú | comprendieras | you comprehended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | comprendiera | s/he comprehended, you (formal) comprehended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | comprendiéramos | we comprehended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | comprendierais | you (plural) comprehended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | comprendieran | they comprehended, you (plural formal) comprehended |
Comprender in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used For example, "comprendiere", meaning "I will comprehend".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | comprendiere | I will comprehend |
| Tú | comprendieres | you will comprehend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | comprendiere | s/he will comprehend, you (formal) will comprehend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | comprendiéremos | we will comprehend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | comprendiereis | you (plural) will comprehend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | comprendieren | they will comprehend, you (plural formal) will comprehend |
Comprender 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 comprendido", meaning "I have comprehended".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya comprendido | I have comprehended |
| Tú | hayas comprendido | you have comprehended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya comprendido | s/he has comprehended, you (formal) have comprehended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos comprendido | we have comprehended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis comprendido | you (plural) have comprehended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan comprendido | they have comprehended, you (plural formal) have comprehended |
Comprender 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 comprendido", meaning "I had comprehended".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera comprendido | I had comprehended |
| Tú | hubieras comprendido | you had comprehended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera comprendido | s/he had comprehended, you (formal) had comprehended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos comprendido | we had comprehended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais comprendido | you (plural) had comprehended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran comprendido | they had comprehended, you (plural formal) had comprehended |
Comprender in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used For example, "hubiere comprendido", meaning "I will have comprehended".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere comprendido | I will have comprehended |
| Tú | hubieres comprendido | you will have comprehended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere comprendido | s/he will have comprehended, you (formal) will have comprehended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos comprendido | we will have comprehended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis comprendido | you (plural) will have comprehended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren comprendido | they will have comprehended, you (plural formal) will have comprehended |
Imperative Tenses of Comprender
Comprender in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "comprenda", meaning "(to you formal) comprehend!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | comprende | (to you) comprehend! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | comprenda | (to you formal) comprehend! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | comprendamos | (to we) comprehend! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | comprended | (to you plural) comprehend! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | comprendan | (to you plural formal) comprehend! |
Comprender in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no comprenda", meaning "(to you formal) don't comprehend!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no comprendas | (to you) don't comprehend! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no comprenda | (to you formal) don't comprehend! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no comprendamos | (to we) don't comprehend! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no comprendáis | (to you plural) don't comprehend! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no comprendan | (to you plural formal) don't comprehend! |
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