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Entender (to understand) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of entender (to understand) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Entender (to understand) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 4: Describir objetos y personas. (Describing objects and people)

Lesson 25: Emociones y sentimientos (Emotions and feelings)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Entender (to understand) Entendiendo (Understanding) Entendido (Understood)

Entender (to understand): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo entiendo I understand
tú entiendes you understand
él/ella entiende he/she understands
nosotros/nosotras entendemos we understand
vosotros/vosotras entendéis You understand
ellos/ellas entienden They understand

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo he entendido I have understood
tú has entendido you have understood
él/ella ha entendido He/she has understood
nosotros/nosotras hemos entendido We have understood
vosotros/vosotras habéis entendido you have understood
ellos/ellas han entendido They have understood

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo entienda I understand
tú entiendas you understand
él/ella entienda he/she understands
nosotros/nosotras entendamos we understand
vosotros/vosotras entendáis you understand
ellos/ellas entiendan They understand

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya entendido I have understood
tú hayas entendido you have understood
él/ella haya entendido He/she may have understood
nosotros/nosotras hayamos entendido we have understood
vosotros/vosotras hayáis entendido you have understood
ellos/ellas hayan entendido They have understood

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo entendía I understood
tú entendías you understood
él/ella entendía He/she understood
nosotros/nosotras entendíamos we understood
vosotros/vosotras entendíais You(pl) understood
ellos/ellas entendían They understood

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había entendido I had understood
tú habías entendido you had understood
él/ella había entendido He had understood
nosotros/nosotras habíamos entendido we had understood
vosotros/vosotras habíais entendido you had understood
ellos/ellas habían entendido They had understood

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo entendiera/entendiese I would understand
tú entendieras/entendieses you would understand
él/ella entendiera/entendiese He would understand
nosotros/nosotras entendiéramos/entendiésemos we understood
vosotros/vosotras entendierais/entendieseis you would understand
ellos/ellas entendieran/entendiesen They understood

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese entendido I would have understood
tú hubieras/hubieses entendido You would have understood
él/ella hubiera/hubiese entendido He/she would have understood
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos entendido we had understood
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis entendido You would have understood
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen entendido they had understood

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo entendí I understood
tú entendiste You understood
él/ella entendió He/she understood
nosotros/nosotras entendimos we understood
vosotros/vosotras entendisteis You understood
ellos/ellas entendieron They understood

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube entendido I had understood
tú hubiste entendido you had understood
él/ella hubo entendido He/she had understood
nosotros/nosotras hubimos entendido we had understood
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis entendido you had understood
ellos/ellas hubieron entendido they had understood

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo entendiere I would understand
tú entendieres you will understand
él/ella entendiere he/she will understand
nosotros/nosotras entendiéremos we shall understand
vosotros/vosotras entendiereis You will understand
ellos/ellas entendieren They would understand

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere entendido I will have understood
tú hubieres entendido you will have understood
él/ella hubiere entendido he will have understood
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos entendido we will have understood
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis entendido you will have understood
ellos/ellas hubieren entendido They will have understood

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo entenderé I will understand
tú entenderás you will understand
él/ella entenderá He/She will understand
nosotros/nosotras entenderemos we will understand
vosotros/vosotras entenderéis You will understand
ellos/ellas entenderán They will understand

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habré entendido I will have understood
tú habrás entendido You will have understood
él/ella habrá entendido He/she will have understood
nosotros/nosotras habremos entendido We will have understood
vosotros/vosotras habréis entendido You will have understood
ellos/ellas habrán entendido They will have understood
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Entiende! Understand!
¡Entienda! Understand!
¡Entendamos! Let's understand!
¡Entended! Understand!
¡Entiendan! Understand!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No entiendas! You do not understand.
No entienda! He/she does not understand!
No entendamos! Let us not understand!
No entendáis! You do not understand!
No entiendan! They do not understand!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo entendería I would understand
tú entenderías You would understand
él/ella entendería He/she would understand
nosotros/nosotras entenderíamos we would understand
vosotros/vosotras entenderíais you would understand
ellos/ellas entenderían They would understand

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría entendido I would have understood
tú habrías entendido You would have understood
él/ella habría entendido He/she would have understood
nosotros/nosotras habríamos entendido We would have understood
vosotros/vosotras habríais entendido You would have understood
ellos/ellas habrían entendido They would have understood

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We understand your reasons.
Nosotros entendemos tus razones.
2. You understand the problem.
Vosotros entendéis el problema.
3. I understand why you are sad.
Yo entiendo por qué estás triste.
4. You will understand the ingredients of the cake.
Entenderéis los ingredientes del pastel.
5. They will understand the story of the redhead.
Entenderán el cuento del pelirrojo.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. He understood the language.
Él entendía el idioma.
2. We understood that the hat is brown.
Nosotros entendíamos que el gorro es marrón.
3. They understood the menu in Spanish.
Ellos entendían el menú en español.
4. We have understood where the supermarket is.
Hemos entendido dónde está el supermercado.
5. You have understood how to cook homemade food.
Has entendido cómo cocinar la comida casera.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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entienda, entiendas, entendierais/entendieseis, entiendan, entendieran/entendiesen

1.
Quiero que tú ... cómo se compra en el mercado.
(I want you to understand how to shop at the market.)
2.
Espero que yo ... la receta de la comida casera.
(I hope I understand the homemade food recipe.)
3.
Deseo que ellos ... el idioma español.
(I wish they understood the Spanish language.)
4.
Es necesario que ellos ... el precio del té.
(It is necessary that they understand the price of tea.)
5.
Ojalá vosotros ... cuándo empieza la cena.
(I wish you understood when dinner starts.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You had understood why fish is expensive.
Hubiste entendido por qué el pescado es caro.
2. If they had understood the schedule, they would not have arrived late at the market.
Si ellos hubieran/hubiesen entendido el horario, no habrían llegado tarde al mercado.
3. I hope that you have understood when Easter is.
Espero que tú hayas entendido cuándo es la semana santa.
4. We had understood how to make the gazpacho recipe.
Hubimos entendido cómo se hace la receta de gazpacho.
5. They had understood what time it is.
Ellos hubieron entendido qué hora es.