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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
comprender
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Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
comprendiendo
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
comprendido
Simple Tenses
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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | comprendo I understand |
tú | comprendes you understand |
él/ella/usted | comprende he/she/you understands |
nosotros | comprendemos we understand |
vosotros | comprendéis you all understand |
ellos/ustedes | comprenden they/you all understand |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | comprendía I used to understand |
tú | comprendías you used to understand |
él/ella/usted | comprendía he/she/you used to understand |
nosotros | comprendíamos we used to understand |
vosotros | comprendíais you all used to understand |
ellos/ustedes | comprendían they/you all used to understand |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | comprendí I understood |
tú | comprendiste you understood |
él/ella/usted | comprendió he/she/you understood |
nosotros | comprendimos we understood |
vosotros | comprendisteis you all understood |
ellos/ustedes | comprendieron they/you all understood |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | comprenderé I will understand |
tú | comprenderás you will understand |
él/ella/usted | comprenderá he/she/you will understand |
nosotros | comprenderemos we will understand |
vosotros | comprenderéis you all will understand |
ellos/ustedes | comprenderán they/you all will understand |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | comprendería I would understand |
tú | comprenderías you would understand |
él/ella/usted | comprendería he/she/you would understand |
nosotros | comprenderíamos we would understand |
vosotros | comprenderíais you all would understand |
ellos/ustedes | comprenderían they/you all would understand |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | comprenda that I understand |
tú | comprendas that you understand |
él/ella/usted | comprenda that he/she/you understand |
nosotros | comprendamos that we understand |
vosotros | comprendáis that you all understand |
ellos/ustedes | comprendan that they/you all understand |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | comprendiera or comprendiese that I understood |
tú | comprendieras or comprendieses that you understood |
él/ella/usted | comprendiera or comprendiese that he/she/you understood |
nosotros | comprendiéramos or comprendiésemos that we understood |
vosotros | comprendierais or comprendieseis that you all understood |
ellos/ustedes | comprendieran or comprendiesen that they/you all understood |
Compound Tenses
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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he comprendido I have understood |
tú | has comprendido you have understood |
él/ella/usted | ha comprendido he/she/you have understood |
nosotros | hemos comprendido we have understood |
vosotros | habéis comprendido you all have understood |
ellos/ustedes | han comprendido they/you all have understood |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había comprendido I had understood |
tú | habías comprendido you had understood |
él/ella/usted | había comprendido he/she/you had understood |
nosotros | habíamos comprendido we had understood |
vosotros | habíais comprendido you all had understood |
ellos/ustedes | habían comprendido they/you all had understood |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube comprendido I had understood |
tú | hubiste comprendido you had understood |
él/ella/usted | hubo comprendido he/she/you had understood |
nosotros | hubimos comprendido we had understood |
vosotros | hubisteis comprendido you all had understood |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron comprendido they/you all had understood |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré comprendido I will have understood |
tú | habrás comprendido you will have understood |
él/ella/usted | habrá comprendido he/she/you will have understood |
nosotros | habremos comprendido we will have understood |
vosotros | habréis comprendido you all will have understood |
ellos/ustedes | habrán comprendido they/you all will have understood |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría comprendido I would have understood |
tú | habrías comprendido you would have understood |
él/ella/usted | habría comprendido he/she/you would have understood |
nosotros | habríamos comprendido we would have understood |
vosotros | habríais comprendido you all would have understood |
ellos/ustedes | habrían comprendido they/you all would have understood |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya comprendido that I have understood |
tú | hayas comprendido that you have understood |
él/ella/usted | haya comprendido that he/she/you have understood |
nosotros | hayamos comprendido that we have understood |
vosotros | hayáis comprendido that you all have understood |
ellos/ustedes | hayan comprendido that they/you all have understood |
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera comprendido that I had understood |
tú | hubieras comprendido that you had understood |
él/ella/usted | hubiera comprendido that he/she/you had understood |
nosotros | hubiéramos comprendido that we had understood |
vosotros | hubierais comprendido that you all had understood |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran comprendido that they/you all had understood |
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Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | comprende | understand! (you) |
usted | comprenda | understand! (you formal) |
nosotros | comprendamos | let's understand! |
vosotros | comprended | understand! (you all) |
ustedes | comprendan | understand! (you all) |
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no comprendas | don't understand! (you) |
usted | no comprenda | don't understand! (you formal) |
nosotros | no comprendamos | let's not understand! |
vosotros | no comprendáis | don't understand! (you all) |
ustedes | no comprendan | don't understand! (you all) |
More About "comprender"
Examples in Context
Comprendí la explicación.
I understood the explanation.
Preterite
Comprendo tu situación.
I understand your situation.
Present
He comprendido el problema.
I have understood the problem.
Present Perfect
Comprenderás cuando seas mayor.
You will understand when you're older.
Future
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms:
Usage Notes
- •Comprender is a regular -er verb
- •Main meaning: to understand, to comprehend
- •Often interchangeable with "entender"
- •Slightly more formal than "entender"
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