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Verb Conjugations
Verb

comprendre

to understand

Auxiliary: avoir

'comprendre' is conjugated like 'prendre'; its past participle is 'compris'.

Je comprends la question.

I understand the question.

Indicatif

Présent

Present

je comprends
I understand

Je comprends enfin cette règle de grammaire.

I finally understand this grammar rule.

tu comprends
you understand

Tu comprends ce qu'il veut dire ?

Do you understand what he means?

il/elle comprend
he/she understands

Elle comprend trois langues étrangères.

She understands three foreign languages.

nous comprenons
we understand

Nous comprenons votre inquiétude.

We understand your concern.

vous comprenez
you (plural) understand

Vous comprenez les consignes de sécurité ?

Do you understand the safety instructions?

ils/elles comprennent
they understand

Les enfants comprennent vite les jeux.

Children understand games quickly.

Imparfait

Imperfect

je comprenais
I used to understand

Petit, je ne comprenais pas les adultes.

As a child, I didn't understand adults.

tu comprenais
you used to understand

Tu comprenais mieux avec des exemples.

You understood better with examples.

il/elle comprenait
he/she used to understand

Il comprenait tout sans rien dire.

He understood everything without saying a word.

nous comprenions
we used to understand

Nous comprenions à peine son accent.

We could barely understand his accent.

vous compreniez
you (plural) used to understand

Vous compreniez toujours ses blagues.

You always understood his jokes.

ils/elles comprenaient
they used to understand

Ils comprenaient la situation mieux que moi.

They understood the situation better than me.

Passé composé

Present Perfect

je ai compris
I understood

J'ai enfin compris mon erreur.

I finally understood my mistake.

tu as compris
you understood

Tu as compris les instructions du professeur ?

Did you understand the teacher's instructions?

il/elle a compris
he/she understood

Elle a tout de suite compris le problème.

She understood the problem right away.

nous avons compris
we understood

Nous avons compris que c'était sérieux.

We understood that it was serious.

vous avez compris
you (plural) understood

Vous avez bien compris ma demande ?

Did you understand my request correctly?

ils/elles ont compris
they understood

Ils ont compris la leçon après l'exemple.

They understood the lesson after the example.

Plus-que-parfait

Past Perfect

je avais compris
I had understood

J'avais compris bien avant les autres.

I had understood well before the others.

tu avais compris
you had understood

Tu avais compris qu'il mentait.

You had understood that he was lying.

il/elle avait compris
he/she had understood

Elle avait compris avant même l'explication.

She had understood even before the explanation.

nous avions compris
we had understood

Nous avions compris le piège trop tard.

We had understood the trap too late.

vous aviez compris
you (plural) had understood

Vous aviez compris la consigne à l'envers.

You had understood the instruction backwards.

ils/elles avaient compris
they had understood

Ils avaient compris qu'il fallait partir.

They had understood that they had to leave.

Futur simple

Future

je comprendrai
I will understand

Un jour, je comprendrai peut-être les maths.

One day I will maybe understand maths.

tu comprendras
you will understand

Tu comprendras quand tu seras plus grand.

You will understand when you are older.

il/elle comprendra
he/she will understand

Elle comprendra mieux après la démonstration.

She will understand better after the demonstration.

nous comprendrons
we will understand

Nous comprendrons les résultats demain.

We will understand the results tomorrow.

vous comprendrez
you (plural) will understand

Vous comprendrez tout à la fin du cours.

You will understand everything at the end of the course.

ils/elles comprendront
they will understand

Ils comprendront le message avec le temps.

They will understand the message in time.

Conditionnel

Conditionnel présent

Conditional

je comprendrais
I would understand

Je comprendrais mieux avec un schéma.

I would understand better with a diagram.

tu comprendrais
you would understand

Tu comprendrais si tu écoutais vraiment.

You would understand if you really listened.

il/elle comprendrait
he/she would understand

Elle comprendrait en lisant le manuel.

She would understand by reading the manual.

nous comprendrions
we would understand

Nous comprendrions mieux dans notre langue.

We would understand better in our own language.

vous comprendriez
you (plural) would understand

Vous comprendriez sa colère à sa place.

You would understand his anger in his position.

ils/elles comprendraient
they would understand

Ils comprendraient s'ils avaient les faits.

They would understand if they had the facts.

Subjonctif

Subjonctif présent

Present Subjunctive

je comprenne
(that) I understand

Il veut que je comprenne son point de vue.

He wants me to understand his point of view.

tu comprennes
(that) you understand

J'explique pour que tu comprennes bien.

I explain so that you understand well.

il/elle comprenne
(that) he/she understand

Il faut qu'elle comprenne les enjeux.

She needs to understand what is at stake.

nous comprenions
(that) we understand

Elle répète pour que nous comprenions tous.

She repeats so that we all understand.

vous compreniez
(that) you (plural) understand

Je souhaite que vous compreniez ma décision.

I hope you understand my decision.

ils/elles comprennent
(that) they understand

Il est essentiel qu'ils comprennent le danger.

It is essential that they understand the danger.

Impératif

Impératif

Imperative

tu comprends
understand!

Comprends bien : c'est ta dernière chance.

Understand this clearly: it's your last chance.

nous comprenons
let's understand!

Comprenons d'abord le contexte.

Let's first understand the context.

vous comprenez
understand! (plural/formal)

Comprenez bien mes intentions.

Understand my intentions clearly.

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