French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | comprends | comprenais | comprendrai | comprendrais | comprenne | comprisse | ||
| tu | comprends | comprenais | comprendras | comprendrais | comprennes | comprisses | ||
| il | comprend | comprenait | comprendra | comprendrait | comprenne | comprît | ||
| nous | comprenons | comprenions | comprendrons | comprendrions | comprenions | comprissions | ||
| vous | comprenez | compreniez | comprendrez | comprendriez | compreniez | comprissiez | ||
| ils | comprennent | comprenaient | comprendront | comprendraient | comprennent | comprissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai compris | avais compris | aurai compris | aurais compris | aie compris | eusse compris | ||
| tu | as compris | avais compris | auras compris | aurais compris | aies compris | eusses compris | ||
| il | a compris | avait compris | aura compris | aurait compris | ait compris | eût compris | ||
| nous | avons compris | avions compris | aurons compris | aurions compris | ayons compris | eussions compris | ||
| vous | avez compris | aviez compris | aurez compris | auriez compris | ayez compris | eussiez compris | ||
| ils | ont compris | avaient compris | auront compris | auraient compris | aient compris | eussent compris | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | compris | eus compris | (tu) | comprends | Present | comprenant | ||
| tu | compris | eus compris | (nous) | comprenons | Past | compris | ||
| il | comprit | eut compris | (vous) | comprenez | Perfect | ayant compris | ||
| nous | comprîmes | eûmes compris | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | comprîtes | eûtes compris | (tu) | aie compris | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | comprirent | eurent compris | (nous) | ayons compris | avoir compris | |||
| (vous) | ayez compris | |||||||
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| Elle comprend bien. – She understands clearly. | |
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Comprendre is an irregular -re verb.
Comprendre in action
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Verb conjugation tables for more than 1,600 French verbs in all the simple and compound tenses and moods.
In English, we say that the vowels are “a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y.” The last couple of words hint at one of the keys to understanding pronunciation: a vowel is not so much a letter as the sound represented by a letter or combination of letters.