Conjugation of comprendre in French
comprendreto understandirregular
Présentpresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| je | comprends | |
| tu | comprends | |
| il/elle/on | comprend | |
| nous | comprenons | |
| vous | comprenez | |
| ils/elles | comprennent |
Passé composépresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| je | ai compris | |
| tu | as compris | |
| il/elle/on | a compris | |
| nous | avons compris | |
| vous | avez compris | |
| ils/elles | ont compris |
Imparfaitimperfect
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| je | comprenais | |
| tu | comprenais | |
| il/elle/on | comprenait | |
| nous | comprenions | |
| vous | compreniez | |
| ils/elles | comprenaient |
Futur simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| je | comprendrai | |
| tu | comprendras | |
| il/elle/on | comprendra | |
| nous | comprendrons | |
| vous | comprendrez | |
| ils/elles | comprendront |
Common mistakes in the Futur simple
- je
comprenderaicomprendraiThe future stem is comprendra-, not comprender-.
Conditionnel présentconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| je | comprendrais | |
| tu | comprendrais | |
| il/elle/on | comprendrait | |
| nous | comprendrions | |
| vous | comprendriez | |
| ils/elles | comprendraient |
Common mistakes in the Conditionnel présent
- nous
comprendreionscomprendrionsThe conditional uses the future stem comprendra-: nous comprendrions. - vous
comprendrezcomprendriezThis is the future form; the conditional is vous comprendriez.
Subjonctif présentpresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| je | comprenne | |
| tu | comprennes | |
| il/elle/on | comprenne | |
| nous | comprenions | |
| vous | compreniez | |
| ils/elles | comprennent |
Common mistakes in the Subjonctif présent
- nous
comprennionscomprenionsThe correct form keeps one n: nous comprenions.
Impératifimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | comprends | |
| nous | comprenons | |
| vous | comprenez |
Participe passépast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| je | compris | |
| tu | compris | |
| il/elle/on | compris | |
| nous | compris | |
| vous | compris | |
| ils/elles | compris |
comprendre — frequently asked questions
Is comprendre a regular verb?
No — comprendre is an irregular French verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does comprendre mean?
comprendre is a French verb meaning "to understand".