Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comprendo | |
| tú | comprendes | |
| él / ella / usted | comprende | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comprendemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comprendéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comprenden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comprendí | |
| tú | comprendiste | |
| él / ella / usted | comprendió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comprendimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comprendisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comprendieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comprendía | |
| tú | comprendías | |
| él / ella / usted | comprendía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comprendíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comprendíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comprendían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comprenderé | |
| tú | comprenderás | |
| él / ella / usted | comprenderá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comprenderemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comprenderéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comprenderán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comprendería | |
| tú | comprenderías | |
| él / ella / usted | comprendería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comprenderíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comprenderíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comprenderían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comprenda | |
| tú | comprendas | |
| él / ella / usted | comprenda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comprendamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comprendáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comprendan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to understand, to comprehend
- to comprise; to include
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations