| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | Present Participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| understand (be understood) | understood (was understood) | understood (been understood) | understanding (being understood) |
| INDICATIVE | ||
|---|---|---|
| PRESENT SIMPLE | PAST SIMPLE | FUTURE SIMPLE |
| I understand | I understood | I will understand |
| you understand | you understood | you will understand |
| he/she/it understands | he/she/it understood | he/she/it will understand |
| we understand | we understood | we will understand |
| you understand | you understood | you will understand |
| they understand | they understood | they will understand |
| PRESENT CONTINUOUS | PAST CONTINUOUS | FUTURE CONTINUOUS |
| I am understanding | I was understanding | I will be understanding |
| you are understanding | you were understanding | you will be understanding |
| he/she/it is understanding | he/she/it was understanding | he/she/it will be understanding |
| we are understanding | we were understanding | we will be understanding |
| you are understanding | you were understanding | you will be understanding |
| they are understanding | they were understanding | they will be understanding |
| PRESENT PERFECT | PAST PERFECT | FUTURE PERFECT |
| I have understood | I had understood | I will have understood |
| you have understood | you had understood | you will have understood |
| he/she/it has understood | he/she/it had understood | he/she/it will have understood |
| we have understood | we had understood | we will have understood |
| you have understood | you had understood | you will have understood |
| they have understood | they had understood | they will have understood |
| PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS | PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS | FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS |
| I have been understanding | I had been understanding | I will have been understanding |
| you have been understanding | you had been understanding | you will have been understanding |
| he/she/it has been understanding | he/she/it had been understanding | he/she/it will have been understanding |
| we have been understanding | we had been understanding | we will have been understanding |
| you have been understanding | you had been understanding | you will have been understanding |
| they have been understanding | they had been understanding | they will have been understanding |
| CONDITIONAL | ||
| CONDITIONAL PRESENT | CONDITIONAL PERFECT | |
| I would understand | I would have understood | |
| you would understand | you would have understood | |
| he/she/it would understand | he/she/it would have understood | |
| we would understand | we would have understood | |
| you would understand | you would have understood | |
| they would understand | they would have understood | |
| CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE | CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE | |
| I would be understanding | I would have been understanding | |
| you would be understanding | you would have been understanding | |
| he/she/it would be understanding | he/she/it would have been understanding | |
| we would be understanding | we would have been understanding | |
| you would be understanding | you would have been understanding | |
| they would be understanding | they would have been understanding | |
| SUBJUNCTIVE | ||
| PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE | PAST SUBJUNCTIVE | PAST PERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE |
| (that) I understand | (that) I understood | (that) I had understood |
| (that) you understand | (that) you understood | (that) you had understood |
| (that) he/she/it understand | (that) he/she/it understood | (that) he/she/it had understood |
| (that) we understand | (that) we understood | (that) we had understood |
| (that) you understand | (that) you understood | (that) you had understood |
| (that) they understand | (that) they understood | (that) they had understood |
| IMPERATIVE | ||
| (you) understand | ||
| (we) let's understand | ||
| (you) understand | ||
| INDICATIVE | ||
|---|---|---|
| PRESENT SIMPLE | PAST SIMPLE | FUTURE SIMPLE |
| I am understood | I was understood | I will be understood |
| you are understood | you were understood | you will be understood |
| he/she/it is understood | he/she/it was understood | he/she/it will be understood |
| we are understood | we were understood | we will be understood |
| you are understood | you were understood | you will be understood |
| they are understood | they were understood | they will be understood |
| PRESENT CONTINUOUS | PAST CONTINUOUS | FUTURE CONTINUOUS |
| I am being understood | I was being understood | I will be being understood |
| you are being understood | you were being understood | you will be being understood |
| he/she/it is being understood | he/she/it was being understood | he/she/it will be being understood |
| we are being understood | we were being understood | we will be being understood |
| you are being understood | you were being understood | you will be being understood |
| they are being understood | they were being understood | they will be being understood |
| PRESENT PERFECT | PAST PERFECT | FUTURE PERFECT |
| I have been understood | I had been understood | I will have been understood |
| you have been understood | you had been understood | you will have been understood |
| he/she/it has been understood | he/she/it had been understood | he/she/it will have been understood |
| we have been understood | we had been understood | we will have been understood |
| you have been understood | you had been understood | you will have been understood |
| they have been understood | they had been understood | they will have been understood |
| PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS | PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS | FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS |
| I have been being understood | I had been being understood | I will have been being understood |
| you have been being understood | you had been being understood | you will have been being understood |
| he/she/it has been being understood | he/she/it had been being understood | he/she/it will have been being understood |
| we have been being understood | we had been being understood | we will have been being understood |
| you have been being understood | you had been being understood | you will have been being understood |
| they have been being understood | they had been being understood | they will have been being understood |
| CONDITIONAL | ||
| CONDITIONAL PRESENT | CONDITIONAL PERFECT | |
| I would be understood | I would have been understood | |
| you would be understood | you would have been understood | |
| he/she/it would be understood | he/she/it would have been understood | |
| we would be understood | we would have been understood | |
| you would be understood | you would have been understood | |
| they would be understood | they would have been understood | |
| CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE | CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE | |
| I would be being understood | I would have been being understood | |
| you would be being understood | you would have been being understood | |
| he/she/it would be being understood | he/she/it would have been being understood | |
| we would be being understood | we would have been being understood | |
| you would be being understood | you would have been being understood | |
| they would be being understood | they would have been being understood | |
| SUBJUNCTIVE | ||
| PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE | PAST SUBJUNCTIVE | PAST PERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE |
| (that) I be understood | (that) I was understood | (that) I had been understood |
| (that) you be understood | (that) you was understood | (that) you had been understood |
| (that) he/she/it be understood | (that) he/she/it was understood | (that) he/she/it had been understood |
| (that) we be understood | (that) we was understood | (that) we had been understood |
| (that) you be understood | (that) you was understood | (that) you had been understood |
| (that) they be understood | (that) they was understood | (that) they had been understood |
| IMPERATIVE | ||
| (you) be understood | ||
| (we) let's be understood | ||
| (you) be understood | ||