Comprender (to understand) - Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

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

Comprender - Conjugation of to understand in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive tense (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo).

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive)

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 Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto

yo hubiera/hubiese comprendido I would have understood
tú hubieras/hubieses comprendido You would have understood
él/ella hubiera/hubiese comprendido he would have understood
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos comprendido we would have understood
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis comprendido You would have understood
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen comprendido they would have understood

Example phrases

Esperaba que yo hubiera/hubiese comprendido la lección. I hoped that I had understood the lesson.
Ojalá tú hubieras/hubieses comprendido antes de actuar. I wish you had understood before acting.
Fue una pena que él/ella no hubiera/hubiese comprendido el mensaje. It was a pity that he/she had not understood the message.
Dudaba que nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos comprendido correctamente. He doubted that we had understood correctly.
No creía que vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis comprendido la importancia. I did not believe that you had understood the importance.
Me sorprendió que ellos/ellas ya hubieran/hubiesen comprendido todo. I was surprised that they had already understood everything.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - comprender (to understand)

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

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Comprender (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Esperaba que yo ... la lección.

Esperaba que yo hubiera/hubiese comprendido la lección.

(I hoped that I had understood the lesson.)

2. Fue una pena que él/ella no ... el mensaje.

Fue una pena que él/ella no hubiera/hubiese comprendido el mensaje.

(It was a pity that he/she had not understood the message.)

3. Dudaba que nosotros/nosotras ... correctamente.

Dudaba que nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos comprendido correctamente.

(He doubted that we had understood correctly.)

4. No creía que vosotros/vosotras ... la importancia.

No creía que vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis comprendido la importancia.

(I did not believe that you had understood the importance.)

5. Ojalá tú ... antes de actuar.

Ojalá tú hubieras/hubieses comprendido antes de actuar.

(I wish you had understood before acting.)

6. Me sorprendió que ellos/ellas ya ... todo.

Me sorprendió que ellos/ellas ya hubieran/hubiesen comprendido todo.

(I was surprised that they had already understood everything.)