comprenderConjugation
comprender means understand.
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Indicative
Present
Comprender is a regular -er verb in the present: comprendo, comprendes, comprende, comprendemos, comprendéis, comprenden.
Future
The future of comprender uses the full infinitive as the stem: comprenderé, comprenderás, comprenderá, comprenderemos, comprenderéis, comprenderán.
Imperfect
Comprender is regular in the imperfect: comprendía, comprendías, comprendía, comprendíamos, comprendíais, comprendían.
Conditional
The conditional of comprender is regular: comprendería, comprenderías, comprendería, comprenderíamos, comprenderíais, comprenderían.
Preterite
The preterite of comprender is regular: comprendí, comprendiste, comprendió, comprendimos, comprendisteis, comprendieron.
Imperative
Negative Imperative
The negative imperative of comprender uses the present subjunctive: no comprendas, no comprenda, no comprendamos, no comprendáis, no comprendan.
Imperative
The imperative of comprender varies by person: comprende (tú), comprenda (usted), comprendamos (nosotros), comprended (vosotros), comprendan (ustedes).
Subjunctive
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive of comprender uses -a endings: comprenda, comprendas, comprenda, comprendamos, comprendáis, comprendan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive of comprender uses the preterite stem: comprendiera, comprendieras, comprendiera, comprendiéramos, comprendierais, comprendieran.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does comprender mean in Spanish?
comprender means "understand".
Is comprender a regular or irregular verb?
comprender is a regular -er verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate comprender in the present tense?
The present tense of comprender is: yo comprendo, tú comprendes, él/ella/usted comprende, nosotros comprendemos, vosotros comprendéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes comprenden.
How do you conjugate comprender in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of comprender is: yo comprendí, tú comprendiste, él/ella/usted comprendió, nosotros comprendimos, vosotros comprendisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes comprendieron.
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