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Comprender (to understand) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

 Comprender (to understand) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Comprender - Conjugation of to understand in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the anterior preterite, indicative tense (Pretérito anterior, indicativo).

Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Comprender (to understand) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Amor y amistad (Love and friendship)

Conjugation of to understand in Pretérito anterior

  • yo hube comprendido I had understood
  • tú hubiste comprendido You had understood
  • él/ella hubo comprendido he had understood
  • nosotros/nosotras hubimos comprendido We had understood
  • vosotros/vosotras hubisteis comprendido You had understood
  • ellos/ellas hubieron comprendido they had understood

Example phrases

  • Cuando llegué, ya hube comprendido la lección. When I arrived, I had already understood the lesson.
  • Después de que terminaste el libro, hubiste comprendido la trama. After you finished the book, you had understood the plot.
  • Para cuando se marchó, ya hubo comprendido sus errores. By the time he/she left, he/she had already understood his/her mistakes.
  • Al finalizar la reunión, hubimos comprendido todos los puntos importantes. At the end of the meeting, we had understood all the important points.
  • Cuando terminó la clase, ya hubisteis comprendido el tema. When the class ended, you all had already understood the topic.
  • Antes de empezar el examen, hubieron comprendido todas las instrucciones. Before starting the exam, they had understood all the instructions.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - comprender (to understand)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Comprender (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Después de que terminaste el libro, ... la trama.

Después de que terminaste el libro, hubiste comprendido la trama.
(After you finished the book, you had understood the plot.)

2. Para cuando se marchó, ya ... sus errores.

Para cuando se marchó, ya hubo comprendido sus errores.
(By the time he/she left, he/she had already understood his/her mistakes.)

3. Cuando terminó la clase, ya ... el tema.

Cuando terminó la clase, ya hubisteis comprendido el tema.
(When the class ended, you all had already understood the topic.)

4. Antes de empezar el examen, ... todas las instrucciones.

Antes de empezar el examen, hubieron comprendido todas las instrucciones.
(Before starting the exam, they had understood all the instructions.)

5. Cuando llegué, ya ... la lección.

Cuando llegué, ya hube comprendido la lección.
(When I arrived, I had already understood the lesson.)

6. Al finalizar la reunión, ... todos los puntos importantes.

Al finalizar la reunión, hubimos comprendido todos los puntos importantes.
(At the end of the meeting, we had understood all the important points.)