comprender preterite conjugation
Comprender (to understand) in the preterite: comprendí, comprendiste, comprendió, comprendimos, comprendisteis, comprendieron.
Pretérito indefinido Preterite
| yo | |
|---|---|
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| vosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the preterite
The preterite (pretérito indefinido) is the past tense for completed actions with a clear start or end: “Ayer hice la cena.” For background, habits and ongoing states in the past, Spanish uses the imperfect instead.
How it is formed
Regular endings: -ar → é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron; -er/-ir → í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron. Many common verbs use an irregular stem (hic-, tuv-, estuv-, pud-, quis-, dij-) with unstressed endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.
Comprender is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Read more: Preterite vs imperfect: when to use each
Comprender in a sentence
- Comprendo la lección.I understand the lesson.
- No comprendí tu explicación.I didn't understand your explanation.
Regular -er verb; synonym of 'entender'.
FAQ
What is the preterite of comprender?
Comprender in the Spanish preterite: yo comprendí, tú comprendiste, él/ella/usted comprendió, nosotros comprendimos, vosotros comprendisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes comprendieron.
Is comprender irregular in the preterite?
No. In the preterite comprender takes the regular endings for its verb class, so comprendí follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the Spanish preterite?
The preterite (pretérito indefinido) is the past tense for completed actions with a clear start or end: “Ayer hice la cena.” For background, habits and ongoing states in the past, Spanish uses the imperfect instead.
How is the preterite formed?
Regular endings: -ar → é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron; -er/-ir → í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron. Many common verbs use an irregular stem (hic-, tuv-, estuv-, pud-, quis-, dij-) with unstressed endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.
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