Understand Verb Forms: Past Tense and Past Participle (V1 V2 V3)

Meaning: to have knowledge or comprehension of something; to know how to do something.

Understand Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Base Form/Infinitive (V1): Understand
Past Tense (V2): Understood
Past Participle Form (V3): Understood
Present Participle/Gerund (V4): Understanding
3rd Person Singular (V5): Understands

Understand Past Tense:

Past Tense of Understand is Understood.

Example: Sarah understood the POV.

Understand Past Participle:

Past Participle Form of Understand is Understood.

Example: Sarah has understood the POV.

Understand Present Participle:

Present Participle Form of Understand is Understanding.

Example: Sarah is understanding the POV.

Understand 3rd Person Singular:

3rd Person Singular of Understand is Understands.

Example: Sarah understands the POV.

understand past tense

Understand Conjugation

Indefinite / Simple Present Tense

  • I understand the POV.
  • We/You/They understand the POV.
  • He/She/It/Adam understands the POV.

Present Continuous Tense

  • I am understanding the POV.
  • We/You/They are understanding the POV.
  • He/She/It/Adam is understanding the POV.

Present Perfect Tense

  • I have understood the POV.
  • We/You/They have understood the POV.
  • He/She/It/Adam has understood the POV.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I have been understanding the POV.
  • We/You/They have been understanding the POV.
  • He/She/It/Adam has been understanding the POV.

Indefinite / Simple Past Tense

  • I understood the POV.
  • We/You/They understood the POV.
  • He/She/It/Adam understood the POV.

Past Continuous Tense

  • I was understanding the POV.
  • We/You/They were understanding the POV.
  • He/She/It/Adam was understanding the POV.

Past Perfect Tense

  • I had understood the POV.
  • We/You/They had understood the POV.
  • He/She/It/Adam had understood the POV.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I had been understanding the POV.
  • We/You/They had been understanding the POV.
  • He/She/It/Adam had been understanding the POV.

Indefinite / Simple Future Tense

  • I will understand the POV.
  • We/You/They will understand the POV.
  • He/She/It/Adam will understand the POV.

Future Continuous Tense

  • I will be understanding the POV.
  • We/You/They will be understanding the POV.
  • He/She/It/Adam will be understanding the POV.

Future Perfect Tense

  • I will have understood the POV.
  • We/You/They will have understood the POV.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have understood the POV.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I will have been understanding the POV.
  • We/You/They will have been understanding the POV.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have been understanding the POV.

Past Tense of Understand Phrasal Verbs

Understand Phrasal Verbs Past Tense
Understand with Understood with
Understand from Understood from
Understand in Understood in
Understand out Understood out
Understand up Understood up
Understand through Understood through
Understand about Understood about
Understand beyond Understood beyond
Understand around Understood around
Understand by Understood by

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What is the Future Tense of Understand?

Future Tense of understand is “will understand”.

What is the Present Tense of Understand?

Present Tense of understand is “understand + s/es or ing”.

I/we/you/they understand
He/she/it/singular name understands
Present participle understanding

What is the Past Perfect Tense of Understand?

Past perfect tense of take is “had understood”.