| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | comprendsI understand | comprenne(that) I understand |
| tu | comprendsyou understand | comprennes(that) you understand |
| il/elle/on | comprendhe/she/one understands | comprenne(that) he/she/one understands |
| nous | comprenonswe understand | comprenions(that) we understand |
| vous | comprenezyou all understand | compreniez(that) you all understand |
| ils/elles | comprennentthey understand | comprennent(that) they understand |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | ai comprisI have understood | aie compris(that) I have understood |
| tu | as comprisyou have understood | aies compris(that) you have understood |
| il/elle/on | a comprishe/she/one has understood | ait compris(that) he/she/one has understood |
| nous | avons compriswe have understood | ayons compris(that) we have understood |
| vous | avez comprisyou all have understood | ayez compris(that) you all have understood |
| ils/elles | ont compristhey have understood | aient compris(that) they have understood |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | comprenaisI was understanding | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | comprenaisyou were understanding | |
| il/elle/on | comprenaithe/she/one was understanding | |
| nous | comprenionswe were understanding | |
| vous | compreniezyou all were understanding | |
| ils/elles | comprenaientthey were understanding |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | comprendraiI will understand | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | comprendrasyou will understand | |
| il/elle/on | comprendrahe/she/one will understand | |
| nous | comprendronswe will understand | |
| vous | comprendrezyou all will understand | |
| ils/elles | comprendrontthey will understand |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | comprendraisI would understand | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | comprendraisyou would understand | |
| il/elle/on | comprendraithe/she/one would understand | |
| nous | comprendrionswe would understand | |
| vous | comprendriezyou all would understand | |
| ils/elles | comprendraientthey would understand |
| Pronoun | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| tu | comprendsunderstand | ne comprends pasdon't understand |
| nous | comprenonslet's understand | ne comprenons paslet's not understand |
| vous | comprenezunderstand | ne comprenez pasdon't understand |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | avais comprisI had understood | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | avais comprisyou had understood | |
| il/elle/on | avait comprishe/she/one had understood | |
| nous | avions compriswe had understood | |
| vous | aviez comprisyou all had understood | |
| ils/elles | avaient compristhey had understood |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | aurais comprisI would have understood | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | aurais comprisyou would have understood | |
| il/elle/on | aurait comprishe/she/one would have understood | |
| nous | aurions compriswe would have understood | |
| vous | auriez comprisyou all would have understood | |
| ils/elles | auraient compristhey would have understood |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | aurai comprisI will have understood | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | auras comprisyou will have understood | |
| il/elle/on | aura comprishe/she/one will have understood | |
| nous | aurons compriswe will have understood | |
| vous | aurez comprisyou all will have understood | |
| ils/elles | auront compristhey will have understood |
Only used in writing (novels, history, formal texts). In speech, French uses the passé composé instead.
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | comprisI understood | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | comprisyou understood | |
| il/elle/on | comprithe/she/one understood | |
| nous | comprîmeswe understood | |
| vous | comprîtesyou all understood | |
| ils/elles | comprirentthey understood |