comprender Present Conjugation
comprender — understand
Comprender is a regular -er verb in the present: comprendo, comprendes, comprende, comprendemos, comprendéis, comprenden.
comprender Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about things you understand right now or general concepts you grasp. It is common when expressing that you follow a conversation or understand a specific language or subject.
Notes on comprender in the Present
Comprender is completely regular in the present tense. It follows the standard pattern for -er verbs without any stem changes.
Example Sentences
Yo comprendo perfectamente lo que dices.
I understand perfectly what you are saying.
yo
¿Tú comprendes las reglas del juego?
Do you understand the rules of the game?
tú
Nosotros comprendemos que es una situación difícil.
We understand that it is a difficult situation.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'entender' and 'comprender' interchangeably without knowing 'comprender' is often deeper.
Correct: Use 'comprender' for deeper conceptual understanding.
Why: While often synonyms, 'comprender' can imply a more complete or empathetic grasp of a situation than 'entender'.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: comprendí
The preterite of comprender is regular: comprendí, comprendiste, comprendió, comprendimos, comprendisteis, comprendieron.
Imperfect
yo: comprendía
Comprender is regular in the imperfect: comprendía, comprendías, comprendía, comprendíamos, comprendíais, comprendían.
Future
yo: comprenderé
The future of comprender uses the full infinitive as the stem: comprenderé, comprenderás, comprenderá, comprenderemos, comprenderéis, comprenderán.
Conditional
yo: comprendería
The conditional of comprender is regular: comprendería, comprenderías, comprendería, comprenderíamos, comprenderíais, comprenderían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: comprenda
The present subjunctive of comprender uses -a endings: comprenda, comprendas, comprenda, comprendamos, comprendáis, comprendan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: comprendiera
The imperfect subjunctive of comprender uses the preterite stem: comprendiera, comprendieras, comprendiera, comprendiéramos, comprendierais, comprendieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: comprende
The imperative of comprender varies by person: comprende (tú), comprenda (usted), comprendamos (nosotros), comprended (vosotros), comprendan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no comprendas
The negative imperative of comprender uses the present subjunctive: no comprendas, no comprenda, no comprendamos, no comprendáis, no comprendan.