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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 has understood/she has 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 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/she 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 understood
(tú) entendieras/entendieses you understood
(él/ella) entendiera/entendiese he understood
(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 had understood
(tú) hubieras/hubieses entendido You had understood
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese entendido he/she had 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 understood
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos entendido we had understood
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis entendido You understood
(ellos/ellas) hubieron entendido they had understood

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) entendiere I will understand
(tú) entendieres you would understand
(él/ella) entendiere he/she will understand
(nosotros/nosotras) entendiéremos we will 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 would have understood
(él/ella) hubiere entendido he/she will have understood
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos entendido we shall have understood
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis entendido You would 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 would understand/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.