How do you conjugate "comprendre" in the Present Simple tense in French?

Present Simple conjugation of comprendre: je comprends, tu comprends, il/elle comprend, nous comprenons, vous comprenez, ils/elles comprennent. Example: "Je comprends le problème maintenant." — "I understand the problem now."

How do you conjugate "comprendre" in the Present Perfect tense in French?

Present Perfect conjugation of comprendre: je ai compris, tu as compris, il/elle a compris, nous avons compris, vous avez compris, ils/elles ont compris. Example: "J'ai tout compris hier." — "I understood everything yesterday."

How do you conjugate "comprendre" in the Imperfect tense in French?

Imperfect conjugation of comprendre: je comprenais, tu comprenais, il/elle comprenait, nous comprenions, vous compreniez, ils/elles comprenaient. Example: "Je comprenais tout à cette époque." — "I understood everything at that time."

comprendre (to understand) — French Conjugation, All Tenses & Examples

comprendre (to understand) — French Verbs Conjugation Tables

Learn to conjugate comprendre (to understand) across all tenses in French. Each tense includes real example sentences in French and English, used in Rhythmica's music-based learning system.

comprendre — Present Simple in French

comprendre Present Simple conjugation
Pronoun	Conjugation	Example in French	English
je	comprends	Je comprends le problème maintenant.	I understand the problem now.
tu	comprends	Tu comprends bien le français.	You understand French well.
il/elle	comprend	Il comprend la situation.	He understands the situation.
nous	comprenons	Nous comprenons vos inquiétudes.	We understand your concerns.
vous	comprenez	Vous comprenez les instructions.	You all understand the instructions.
ils/elles	comprennent	Ils se comprennent parfaitement.	They understand each other perfectly.

comprendre — Present Perfect in French

comprendre Present Perfect conjugation
Pronoun	Conjugation	Example in French	English
je	ai compris	J'ai tout compris hier.	I understood everything yesterday.
tu	as compris	Tu as compris la blague tout de suite.	You understood the joke immediately.
il/elle	a compris	Il/Elle a enfin compris la leçon.	He/She finally understood the lesson.
nous	avons compris	Nous avons compris le message clairement.	We understood the message clearly.
vous	avez compris	Vous avez bien compris l'explication.	You all understood the explanation well.
ils/elles	ont compris	Ils/Elles ont compris l'importance de la réunion.	They understood the importance of the meeting.

comprendre — Imperfect in French

comprendre Imperfect conjugation
Pronoun	Conjugation	Example in French	English
je	comprenais	Je comprenais tout à cette époque.	I understood everything at that time.
tu	comprenais	Tu comprenais mieux la leçon avant.	You understood the lesson better before.
il/elle	comprenait	Elle comprenait les soucis de ses parents.	She understood her parents' worries.
nous	comprenions	Nous comprenions les règles à ce moment-là.	We understood the rules back then.
vous	compreniez	Vous compreniez l'importance d'étudier.	You all understood the importance of studying.
ils/elles	comprenaient	Elles comprenaient pourquoi c'était nécessaire.	They understood why it was necessary.

comprendre — to understand — French Verbs

comprendre (to understand) — French Verbs Conjugation Tables

comprendre — Present Simple in French

comprendre — Present Perfect in French

comprendre — Imperfect in French