How to conjugate Entender in Spanish

Entender in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of entender is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "entendí las reglas", meaning "I understood the rules".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

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Entender in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of entender is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "entendía las reglas", meaning "I used to understand the rules".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

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Entender in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of entender is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy entendiendo las reglas", meaning "I am understanding the rules".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

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Entender in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of entender is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a entender las reglas", meaning "I am going to understand the rules".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

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Entender in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of entender is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "entenderé las reglas", meaning "I will understand the rules".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

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Entender in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of entender is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "entendería las reglas", meaning "I would understand the rules".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

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Entender in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of entender 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 entendido las reglas", meaning "I have understood the rules".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

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Entender in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of entender is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había entendido las reglas", meaning "I had understood the rules".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

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Entender in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of entender is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré entendido las reglas", meaning "I will have understood the rules".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

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Entender in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of entender is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría entendido las reglas", meaning "I would have understood the rules".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

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Entender 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, "entendiera", meaning "I understood".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

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Entender 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, "entendiere", meaning "I will understand".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

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Entender 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 entendido", meaning "I have understood".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

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Entender 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 entendido", meaning "I had understood".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

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Entender 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 entendido", meaning "I will have understood".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

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Entender in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no entienda", meaning "(to you formal) don't understand!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.

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