Conjugation of the verb "understand"

Conjugation of the verb understand[ˌʌndəˈstænd], irregular     

understand not understandunderstand?
All forms Indicative Conditional Participles Infinitives

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I understand
you understand
he/she/it understands
we understand
you understand
they understand

Present Continuous

I am understanding
you are understanding
he/she/it is understanding
we are understanding
you are understanding
they are understanding

Present Perfect

I have understood
you have understood
he/she/it has understood
we have understood
you have understood
they have understood

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been understanding
you have been understanding
he/she/it has been understanding
we have been understanding
you have been understanding
they have been understanding

Past Indefinite

I understood
you understood
he/she/it understood
we understood
you understood
they understood

Past Continuous

I was understanding
you were understanding
he/she/it was understanding
we were understanding
you were understanding
they were understanding

Past Perfect

I had understood
you had understood
he/she/it had understood
we had understood
you had understood
they had understood

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been understanding
you had been understanding
he/she/it had been understanding
we had been understanding
you had been understanding
they had been understanding

Future Indefinite

I will understand
you will understand
he/she/it will understand
we will understand
you will understand
they will understand

Future Continuous

I will be understanding
you will be understanding
he/she/it will be understanding
we will be understanding
you will be understanding
they will be understanding

Future Perfect

I will have understood
you will have understood
he/she/it will have understood
we will have understood
you will have understood
they will have understood

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been understanding
you will have been understanding
he/she/it will have been understanding
we will have been understanding
you will have been understanding
they will have been understanding

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I don't understand
you don't understand
he/she/it doesn't understand
we don't understand
you don't understand
they don't understand

Present Continuous

I am not understanding
you aren't understanding
he/she/it isn't understanding
we aren't understanding
you aren't understanding
they aren't understanding

Present Perfect

I haven't understood
you haven't understood
he/she/it hasn't understood
we haven't understood
you haven't understood
they haven't understood

Present Perfect Continuous

I haven't been understanding
you haven't been understanding
he/she/it hasn't been understanding
we haven't been understanding
you haven't been understanding
they haven't been understanding

Past Indefinite

I didn't understand
you didn't understand
he/she/it didn't understand
we didn't understand
you didn't understand
they didn't understand

Past Continuous

I wasn't understanding
you weren't understanding
he/she/it wasn't understanding
we weren't understanding
you weren't understanding
they weren't understanding

Past Perfect

I hadn't understood
you hadn't understood
he/she/it hadn't understood
we hadn't understood
you hadn't understood
they hadn't understood

Past Perfect Continuous

I hadn't been understanding
you hadn't been understanding
he/she/it hadn't been understanding
we hadn't been understanding
you hadn't been understanding
they hadn't been understanding

Future Indefinite

I shan't / won't understand
you won't understand
he/she/it won't understand
we shan't / won't understand
you won't understand
they won't understand

Future Continuous

I shan't / won't be understanding
you won't be understanding
he/she/it won't be understanding
we shan't / won't be understanding
you won't be understanding
they won't be understanding

Future Perfect

I shan't / won't have understood
you won't have understood
he/she/it won't have understood
we shan't / won't have understood
you won't have understood
they won't have understood

Future Perfect Continuous

I shan't / won't have been understanding
you won't have been understanding
he/she/it won't have been understanding
we shan't / won't have been understanding
you won't have been understanding
they won't have been understanding

Indicative

Present Indefinite

do I understand?
do you understand?
does he/she/it understand?
do we understand?
do you understand?
do they understand?

Present Continuous

am I understanding?
are you understanding?
is he/she/it understanding?
are we understanding?
are you understanding?
are they understanding?

Present Perfect

have I understood?
have you understood?
has he/she/it understood?
have we understood?
have you understood?
have they understood?

Present Perfect Continuous

have I been understanding?
have you been understanding?
has he/she/it been understanding?
have we been understanding?
have you been understanding?
have they been understanding?

Past Indefinite

did I understand?
did you understand?
did he/she/it understand?
did we understand?
did you understand?
did they understand?

Past Continuous

was I understanding?
were you understanding?
was he/she/it understanding?
were we understanding?
were you understanding?
were they understanding?

Past Perfect

had I understood?
had you understood?
had he/she/it understood?
had we understood?
had you understood?
had they understood?

Past Perfect Continuous

had I been understanding?
had you been understanding?
had he/she/it been understanding?
had we been understanding?
had you been understanding?
had they been understanding?

Future Indefinite

will I understand?
will you understand?
will he/she/it understand?
will we understand?
will you understand?
will they understand?

Future Continuous

will I be understanding?
will you be understanding?
will he/she/it be understanding?
will we be understanding?
will you be understanding?
will they be understanding?

Future Perfect

will I have understood?
will you have understood?
will he/she/it have understood?
will we have understood?
will you have understood?
will they have understood?

Future Perfect Continuous

will I have been understanding?
will you have been understanding?
will he/she/it have been understanding?
will we have been understanding?
will you have been understanding?
will they have been understanding?

Conditional

Conditional Present

I would understand
you would understand
he/she/it would understand
we would understand
you would understand
they would understand

Conditional Present Continuous

I would be understanding
you would be understanding
he/she/it would be understanding
we would be understanding
you would be understanding
they would be understanding

Conditional Perfect

I would have understood
you would have understood
he/she/it would have understood
we would have understood
you would have understood
they would have understood

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I would have been understanding
you would have been understanding
he/she/it would have been understanding
we would have been understanding
you would have been understanding
they would have been understanding

Conditional

Conditional Present

I wouldn't understand
you wouldn't understand
he/she/it wouldn't understand
we wouldn't understand
you wouldn't understand
they wouldn't understand

Conditional Present Continuous

I wouldn't be understanding
you wouldn't be understanding
he/she/it wouldn't be understanding
we wouldn't be understanding
you wouldn't be understanding
they wouldn't be understanding

Conditional Perfect

I wouldn't have understood
you wouldn't have understood
he/she/it wouldn't have understood
we wouldn't have understood
you wouldn't have understood
they wouldn't have understood

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I wouldn't have been understanding
you wouldn't have been understanding
he/she/it wouldn't have been understanding
we wouldn't have been understanding
you wouldn't have been understanding
they wouldn't have been understanding

Conditional

Conditional Present

would I understand?
would you understand?
would he/she/it understand?
would we understand?
would you understand?
would they understand?

Conditional Present Continuous

would I be understanding?
would you be understanding?
would he/she/it be understanding?
would we be understanding?
would you be understanding?
would they be understanding?

Conditional Perfect

would I have understood?
would you have understood?
would he/she/it have understood?
would we have understood?
would you have understood?
would they have understood?

Conditional Perfect Continuous

would I have been understanding?
would you have been understanding?
would he/she/it have been understanding?
would we have been understanding?
would you have been understanding?
would they have been understanding?

Participles

Present

understanding

Past

understood

Infinitives

Infinitives

to understand
to have understood
to be understanding
to have been understanding
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