CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COMPREHEND
PRESENT
Present
I comprehend
you comprehend
he/she/it comprehends
we comprehend
you comprehend
they comprehend
Present continuous
I am comprehending
you are comprehending
he/she/it is comprehending
we are comprehending
you are comprehending
they are comprehending
Present perfect
I have comprehended
you have comprehended
he/she/it has comprehended
we have comprehended
you have comprehended
they have comprehended
Present perfect continuous
I have been comprehending
you have been comprehending
he/she/it has been comprehending
we have been comprehending
you have been comprehending
they have been comprehending
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I comprehended
you comprehended
he/she/it comprehended
we comprehended
you comprehended
they comprehended
Past continuous
I was comprehending
you were comprehending
he/she/it was comprehending
we were comprehending
you were comprehending
they were comprehending
Past perfect
I had comprehended
you had comprehended
he/she/it had comprehended
we had comprehended
you had comprehended
they had comprehended
Past perfect continuous
I had been comprehending
you had been comprehending
he/she/it had been comprehending
we had been comprehending
you had been comprehending
they had been comprehending
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will comprehend
you will comprehend
he/she/it will comprehend
we will comprehend
you will comprehend
they will comprehend
Future continuous
I will be comprehending
you will be comprehending
he/she/it will be comprehending
we will be comprehending
you will be comprehending
they will be comprehending
Future perfect
I will have comprehended
you will have comprehended
he/she/it will have comprehended
we will have comprehended
you will have comprehended
they will have comprehended
Future perfect continuous
I will have been comprehending
you will have been comprehending
he/she/it will have been comprehending
we will have been comprehending
you will have been comprehending
they will have been comprehending
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would comprehend
you would comprehend
he/she/it would comprehend
we would comprehend
you would comprehend
they would comprehend
Conditional continuous
I would be comprehending
you would be comprehending
he/she/it would be comprehending
we would be comprehending
you would be comprehending
they would be comprehending
Conditional perfect
I would have comprehend
you would have comprehend
he/she/it would have comprehend
we would have comprehend
you would have comprehend
they would have comprehend
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been comprehending
you would have been comprehending
he/she/it would have been comprehending
we would have been comprehending
you would have been comprehending
they would have been comprehending
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you comprehend
we let´s comprehend
you comprehend
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
comprehended
Present Participle
comprehending
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «COMPREHEND»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
comprehend.
There are people who have never been taught anything, and know everything, have never been anywhere, and understand everything, have never given a moment's thought to anything, and comprehend everything. 'Blessed hands' is the name bestowed on these fortunate beings. The world envies, honours and respects them.
I can't comprehend that I'm in the film of 'Les Miserables.' It's one of those dreams I thought would be unattainable for someone like me, who came from nowhere.
You may know God, but not comprehend Him.
Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend.
I believe though I do not comprehend, and I hold by faith what I cannot grasp with the mind.
We cannot comprehend what comprehends us.
Antoinette Brown Blackwell
Nature is just enough; but men and women must comprehend and accept her suggestions.
The song 'What Goes Up' was inspired as I was playing the piano and reminiscing about the Spaceship One launches I witnessed in the Mojave desert. It is an awesome thing to comprehend the magnitude of what a human being dreams and imagines can be realized.
The Indians knew that life was equated with the earth and its resources, that America was a paradise, and they could not comprehend why the intruders from the East were determined to destroy all that was Indian as well as America itself.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
He that will believe only what he can fully comprehend must have a long head or a very short creed.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPREHEND»
Discover the use of
comprehend in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
comprehend and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Learning to Build and
Comprehend Complex Information ...
An examination of how people construct and use complex information structures, using the practices and activities found within the community of computer programmers.
Paul Brna, Ben Du Boulay, Helen Pain-Lewis, 1999
2
The Power to
Comprehend with All the Saints: The Formation ...
The Power to Comprehend with All the Saints seeks to bring the pastoral voice into conversation with both the academy and the church in order to present a comprehensive perspective on how a theologically substantive ministry comes into ...
Wallace M. Alston, Cynthia A. Jarvis, 2009
3
Reimagined Characters who
Comprehend Feminine Experience in ...
There is much about femininity and feminine experience that is inexpressible in language. As women within culture and history continue to evolve, so must the limits of language to comprehend that experience be explored.
4
Write to
Comprehend: Using Writing as a Tool to Build ...
This straightforward guide contains 51 classroom-tested ideas for using reading and writing to help students become better thinkers.
Vicky Lynott, Anthony D. Fredericks, 2007
5
Walter Benjamin: Presence of Mind, Failure to
Comprehend
Presence of Mind, Failure to Comprehend Stéphane Symons offers an innovative reading of the work of German philosopher, essayist and literary critic Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) that characterizes his writings as "neither a-theological, nor ...
6
Dances with Luigi: A Grandson's Determined Quest to ...
More that just a spiritual account of one man's ancestral search, Dances With Luigi is also a stunning portrait of la bella Italia--both old and new--that is painted beautifully in all of its glamour, history, and contradiction.
7
The Influence of Graphic Organizers on Students' Ability to ...
Introduction The purpose of this action research project was to determine the
influence of graphic organizers on students‟ ability to summarize and
comprehend science content regarding the Earth‟s changing surface. The focus
questions ...
8
Communicate and
Comprehend: Teachers' Book of Answers and Ideas
This teachers' book to accompany the 'Communicate and Comprehend' consumable language-arts workbooks for Year 8-12 students contains ideas for programming, additional classroom ideas, sample lesson plans, and answers for the activities.
Dave Martin, Cheryl Gunter, 1994
9
Philosophy for Understanding Theology
Even though that essential nature is present, as it is uniquely in the incarnation,
we cannot fully comprehend it. God's actions never exhaust the divine nature,
and we know God only as God acts or relates to us. This essential unknowability
of ...
Diogenes Allen, Eric O. Springsted, 2007
10
Anglo-American Telegraphic Code to Cheapen Telegraphy and to ...
.Comprehend (s) a part only . . .Comprehend (s) the whole . . .Do they
comprehend . . .Do you comprehend . . Does (do) not comprehend . . .Fully
comprehend . . .He comprehends . . .I (we) comprehend . . .I (we) do not
comprehend .
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPREHEND»
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comprehend is used in the context of the following news items.
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... too timorous to ever confront their ludicrous demands. They don't seem to comprehend that in real life things don't always work out that way. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
Ex-MOD worker Timothy Crook killed his parents and dumped their …
'In more recent times, his condition has improved so that he is now able to comprehend the case against him, instruct his lawyers and so ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Shaggy Talks ISIS, Says His Music (And Jamaican Weed) Will Stop …
When asked if his song was about ISIS, he said the group is at a “level of evil” he cannot comprehend. “That's some crazy s--- what they're ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
Lizard Squad hacker who helped bring down PSN and Xbox Live at …
All the people that said we would rot in prison don't want to comprehend what we've been saying since the beginning, we have free passes. «Eurogamer.net, Jul 15»
Video: US anchors hilariously dissect AFL
FOR those beyond our shores, Australian Rules football can be a difficult sport to comprehend. But two presenters in the USA tried to do just ... «Fox Sports, Jul 15»
Seven Years Left to Serve for Man Convicted of Home Invasions
... Linehan asked him to put himself in the position of a young child, at home, safe in bed with his family, trying to comprehend Snow's actions. «VOCM, Jul 15»
Sensitive People Aren't Weak, They're Actually Natural-Born Leaders
Sensitive people are insightful and intelligent enough both to recognize and comprehend their own emotions. They're also courageous enough ... «Elite Daily, Jul 15»
Maybe this 18-minute video of No Man's Sky can tell us what the hell …
... have drip-fed us about its mathematically generated universe have been so complex and ambitious that they're difficult to comprehend. «A.V. Club Denver/Boulder, Jul 15»
How the Wassenaar Arrangement threatens responsible …
Information from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) appears to indicate that the BIS does not fully comprehend how its rules would impact ... «TechRepublic, Jul 15»
Saad's Ramadan balance
AHMED Saad is in the midst of something many Australians would struggle to comprehend. As a devout Muslin, Saad is three weeks into ... «St Kilda, Jul 15»
