comprender Present Subjunctive Conjugation
comprender — understand
The present subjunctive of comprender uses -a endings: comprenda, comprendas, comprenda, comprendamos, comprendáis, comprendan.
comprender Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the subjunctive when there is doubt, emotion, or a wish about someone understanding (e.g., 'I hope you understand').
Notes on comprender in the Present Subjunctive
Comprender is regular here. It is formed by taking the 'yo' form of the present (comprendo), dropping the -o, and adding the -a endings.
Example Sentences
Espero que comprendas mi situación.
I hope that you understand my situation.
tú
Es importante que todos comprendan las reglas.
It is important that everyone understands the rules.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Dudo que él comprenda la gravedad del asunto.
I doubt that he understands the gravity of the matter.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: comprendas (using -es instead of -as)
Correct: comprendas
Why: -er verbs use -a endings in the present subjunctive, the opposite of their indicative endings.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: comprendo
Comprender is a regular -er verb in the present: comprendo, comprendes, comprende, comprendemos, comprendéis, comprenden.
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.
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.