French reference
comprendre
to understand
Irregular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I understand |
| tu | you understand |
| il/elle/on | he/she understands |
| nous | we understand |
| vous | you (plural/formal) understand |
| ils/elles | they understand |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I understood; I have understood |
| tu | you understood; you have understood |
| il/elle/on | he/she understood; he/she has understood |
| nous | we understood; we have understood |
| vous | you (plural/formal) understood; you (plural/formal) have understood |
| ils/elles | they understood; they have understood |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I understood |
| tu | you understood |
| il/elle/on | he/she understood |
| nous | we understood |
| vous | you (plural/formal) understood |
| ils/elles | they understood |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had understood |
| tu | you had understood |
| il/elle/on | he/she had understood |
| nous | we had understood |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had understood |
| ils/elles | they had understood |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will understand |
| tu | you will understand |
| il/elle/on | he/she will understand |
| nous | we will understand |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will understand |
| ils/elles | they will understand |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have understood |
| tu | you will have understood |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have understood |
| nous | we will have understood |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have understood |
| ils/elles | they will have understood |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to understand |
| tu | you are going to understand |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to understand |
| nous | we are going to understand |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to understand |
| ils/elles | they are going to understand |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just understood |
| tu | you have just understood |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just understood |
| nous | we have just understood |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just understood |
| ils/elles | they have just understood |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I understood |
| tu | you understood |
| il/elle/on | he/she understood |
| nous | we understood |
| vous | you (plural/formal) understood |
| ils/elles | they understood |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had understood |
| tu | you had understood |
| il/elle/on | he/she had understood |
| nous | we had understood |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had understood |
| ils/elles | they had understood |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would understand |
| tu | you would understand |
| il/elle/on | he/she would understand |
| nous | we would understand |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would understand |
| ils/elles | they would understand |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have understood |
| tu | you would have understood |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have understood |
| nous | we would have understood |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have understood |
| ils/elles | they would have understood |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have understood |
| tu | you would have understood |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have understood |
| nous | we would have understood |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have understood |
| ils/elles | they would have understood |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I understand |
| tu | (that) you understand |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she understands |
| nous | (that) we understand |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) understand |
| ils/elles | (that) they understand |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have understood |
| tu | (that) you have understood |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has understood |
| nous | (that) we have understood |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have understood |
| ils/elles | (that) they have understood |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I understood |
| tu | (that) you understood |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she understood |
| nous | (that) we understood |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) understood |
| ils/elles | (that) they understood |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had understood |
| tu | (that) you had understood |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had understood |
| nous | (that) we had understood |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had understood |
| ils/elles | (that) they had understood |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | understand! |
| nous | let's understand! |
| vous | understand! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have understood by then! |
| nous | let's have understood by then! |
| vous | have understood by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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