Welcome to the conjugation section for the English verb understand. Here you will find the complete conjugation of this verb in all its tenses and modes. We also offer usage examples for each verb form and mode, so that you can better understand how understand is used in different contexts.
indicative
present
i understandyou understandhe/she/it understandswe understandyou understandthey understandpreterite
i understoodyou understoodhe/she/it understoodwe understoodyou understoodthey understoodpresent continuous
i am understandingyou are understandinghe/she/it is understandingwe are understandingyou are understandingthey are understandingpresent perfect
i have understoodyou have understoodhe/she/it has understoodwe have understoodyou have understoodthey have understoodfuture
i will understandyou will understandhe/she/it will understandwe will understandyou will understandthey will understandfuture perfect
i will have understoodyou will have understoodhe/she/it will have understoodwe will have understoodyou will have understoodthey will have understoodpast continous
i was understandingyou were understandinghe/she/it was understandingwe were understandingyou were understandingthey were understandingpast perfect
i had understoodyou had understoodhe/she/it had understoodwe had understoodyou had understoodthey had understoodfuture continuous
i will be understandingyou will be understandinghe/she/it will be understandingwe will be understandingyou will be understandingthey will be understandingpresent perfect continuous
i have been understandingyou have been understandinghe/she/it has been understandingwe have been understandingyou have been understandingthey have been understandingpast perfect continuous
i had been understandingyou had been understandinghe/she/it had been understandingwe had been understandingyou had been understandingthey had been understandingfuture perfect continuous
i will have been understandingyou will have been understandinghe/she/it will have been understandingwe will have been understandingyou will have been understandingthey will have been understandingparticiple
imperative
understandlet's understandunderstandpresent
understandingpast
understoodinfinitive
to understandperfect participle
having understood
The verb understand is a fundamental part of the English language and it is important to know its conjugation in order to use it correctly in your conversations, writing, and other contexts. That's why we invite you to explore this section and learn more about the conjugation of understand. We hope this tool will be useful in your learning of English!