French verb conjugation
comprendre
irregular"to understand, comprehend, to comprise" — irregular French verb
Forms you may meet: comprit, comprît, compris, comprends, comprendrai.
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Indicative
| Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | comprends | comprenais | compris | comprendrai |
| 2sg | comprends | comprenais | compris | comprendras |
| 3sg | comprend | comprenait | comprit | comprendra |
| 1pl | comprenons | comprenions | comprîmes | comprendrons |
| 2pl | comprenez | compreniez | comprîtes | comprendrez |
| 3pl | comprennent | comprenaient | comprirent | comprendront |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | |
|---|---|---|
| 1sg | comprenne | comprisse |
| 2sg | comprennes | comprisses |
| 3sg | comprenne | comprît |
| 1pl | comprenions | comprissions |
| 2pl | compreniez | comprissiez |
| 3pl | comprennent | comprissent |
Conditional
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 1sg | comprendrais |
| 2sg | comprendrais |
| 3sg | comprendrait |
| 1pl | comprendrions |
| 2pl | comprendriez |
| 3pl | comprendraient |
Imperative
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 2sg | comprends |
| 1pl | comprenons |
| 2pl | comprenez |
Non-finite
- Infinitive
- comprendre
- Past participle
- compris
- Present participle
- comprenant
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