The French verb comprendre means "to understand". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of comprendre is je comprends, tu comprends, il/elle comprend, nous comprenons, vous comprenez, ils/elles comprennent. It is irregular: 3 of its 6 present forms break the regular -re pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is comprenant and its past participle is compris.
Forms in orange break the regular -re pattern.
| je | comprends | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | comprends | |
| il/ | comprend | |
| nous | comprenons (irregular) | |
| vous | comprenez (irregular) | |
| ils/ | comprennent (irregular) |
| j' | ai compris (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | as compris (irregular) |
| il/ | a compris (irregular) |
| nous | avons compris (irregular) |
| vous | avez compris (irregular) |
| ils/ | ont compris (irregular) |
| je | comprenais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | comprenais (irregular) |
| il/ | comprenait (irregular) |
| nous | comprenions (irregular) |
| vous | compreniez (irregular) |
| ils/ | comprenaient (irregular) |
| je | comprendrai |
|---|---|
| tu | comprendras |
| il/ | comprendra |
| nous | comprendrons |
| vous | comprendrez |
| ils/ | comprendront |
| je | comprendrais |
|---|---|
| tu | comprendrais |
| il/ | comprendrait |
| nous | comprendrions |
| vous | comprendriez |
| ils/ | comprendraient |
| que je | comprenne (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | comprennes (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | comprenne (irregular) |
| que nous | comprenions (irregular) |
| que vous | compreniez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | comprennent (irregular) |
| tu | comprends |
|---|---|
| nous | comprenons (irregular) |
| vous | comprenez (irregular) |
Comprendre is irregular. Its forms include comprends, comprenons, comprennent, comprenant, and compris, and its compound past uses avoir.
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No, comprendre is irregular. Its table includes comprends, comprenons, comprennent, comprenant, and compris.
They are ai compris, as compris, a compris, avons compris, avez compris, and ont compris. The auxiliary is avoir.
They are comprenne, comprennes, comprenne, comprenions, compreniez, and comprennent.