CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO UNDERSTOOD
PRESENT
Present
I understand
you understand
he/she/it understands
we understand
you understand
they understand
Present continuous
I am understanding
you are understanding
he/she/it is understanding
we are understanding
you are understanding
they are understanding
Present perfect
I have understood
you have understood
he/she/it has understood
we have understood
you have understood
they have understood
Present perfect continuous
I have been understanding
you have been understanding
he/she/it has been understanding
we have been understanding
you have been understanding
they have been understanding
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 understood
you understood
he/she/it understood
we understood
you understood
they understood
Past continuous
I was understanding
you were understanding
he/she/it was understanding
we were understanding
you were understanding
they were understanding
Past perfect
I had understood
you had understood
he/she/it had understood
we had understood
you had understood
they had understood
Past perfect continuous
I had been understanding
you had been understanding
he/she/it had been understanding
we had been understanding
you had been understanding
they had been understanding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will understand
you will understand
he/she/it will understand
we will understand
you will understand
they will understand
Future continuous
I will be understanding
you will be understanding
he/she/it will be understanding
we will be understanding
you will be understanding
they will be understanding
Future perfect
I will have understood
you will have understood
he/she/it will have understood
we will have understood
you will have understood
they will have understood
Future perfect continuous
I will have been understanding
you will have been understanding
he/she/it will have been understanding
we will have been understanding
you will have been understanding
they will have been understanding
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would understood
you would understood
he/she/it would understood
we would understood
you would understood
they would understood
Conditional continuous
I would be understanding
you would be understanding
he/she/it would be understanding
we would be understanding
you would be understanding
they would be understanding
Conditional perfect
I would have understood
you would have understood
he/she/it would have understood
we would have understood
you would have understood
they would have understood
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been understanding
you would have been understanding
he/she/it would have been understanding
we would have been understanding
you would have been understanding
they would have been understanding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you understand
we let´s understand
you understand
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
understood
Present Participle
understanding
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 «UNDERSTOOD»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
understood.
More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development.
A genius knows how to make himself easily understood without being obvious about it.
More than once at TechCrunch, we made AOL extremely uncomfortable with things that we wrote. But they never ordered us to write or not write about something because they understood that not only would we not comply, we'd write a post about the whole thing.
Wizards was my homage to Tolkien in the American idiom. I had read Tolkien, understood Tolkien, and wanted to do a sort of fantasy for American kids, and that was Wizards.
Literature is without proofs. By which it must be understood that it cannot prove, not only what it says, but even that it is worth the trouble of saying it.
In order to say that some function is understood, every relevant step in the process must be elucidated.
I've probably understood men too well. I realise they are predatory by nature, and I have a certain acceptance of the male animal.
This was the first day of our beginning to take up plants: we had much pleasure in collecting them for the natives offered their assistance and perfectly understood the method of taking them up and pruning them.
If anybody says he can think about quantum physics without getting giddy, that only shows he has not understood the first thing about them.
In Southeast Asia the world is understood to be a vast, complex network of interdependent relationships. So when global capitalism makes it impossible for small-time rice farmers to feed their families and make a living, it is a natural thing for anyone in the family who can find an alternative source of income to do so.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERSTOOD»
Discover the use of
understood in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
understood and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
American English Pronunciation: It's No Good Unless You're ...
" A bit exaggerated? Perhaps. But this statement reflects the experience common to nearly all international speakers of English, regardless of the level of language achieved.This is Book One in a series of three.
A small and timid girl discovers her own abilities and the world around her when she goes to live with relatives on a farm in Vermont.
Dorothy Canfield Fisher, 1917
When she breaks free from the bondage of her past, he’ll be waiting.
For years I was compelled to write this book aboutmy lifelong hustle in these mean streets of New YorkCity.
5
Postmodernism Rightly
Understood: The Return to Realism in ...
This is a fresh and compelling look at the crisis of the human soul and intellect accompanied by the onset of postmodernity."
Peter Augustine Lawler, 1999
She's prepared to give almost anything a go, but will it end up the same way it usually does - with her being misunderstood all over again? Miss Understood is a warm, funny and moving story by award-winning author James Roy.
7
When Parents Text: So Much Said...So Little
Understood
There’s the revelatory: Mom: My fingers are saying words. This is amazing. The virtual scolding: Dad: I will deal with your sassy behavior when I get home. Meanwhile have some fiber.
Sophia Fraioli, Lauren Kaelin, 2011
8
The Importance of Being
Understood: Folk Psychology as Ethics
First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Adam Morton, Visiting Emeritus Professor Adam Morton, 2005
In the second part of the book, Peacocke explores the application of this account to some problematic mental phenomena, including the conception of many subjects of experience, concepts of conscious states, mental action, and our ability to ...
Christopher Peacocke, 2008
10
Life
Understood: From a Scientific and Religious Point of View
This classic book-first published in 1912 and the textbook of the organization Lawson founded, the Society for Spreading the Knowledge of True Prayer-explores the new realms of human experience New Thought thinking was uncovering, including ...
Frederick L. Rawson, 2007
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERSTOOD»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
understood is used in the context of the following news items.
Why is premenstrual syndrome still so badly understood?
As one of the 5-8% of women who suffer from premenstrual dysphoric disorder, the most extreme form of PMS, I know how disabling and even life-threatening it ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
What US leaders have never understood about Iran
“American rulers have always dreamed of forcing us to change our behavior, and failed,” Iran's “Supreme Guide,” Ali Khamenei, said Saturday. “Five US ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
45 Truths People With Bipolar Disorder Wish Others Understood
The Mighty wanted to hear from people who live with bipolar disorder about what they wish others understood about the condition, so we reached out to the ... «Yahoo Health, Jun 15»
34 Truths People Who Get Migraines Wish Others Understood
There are 36 million people in the United States who live with migraines, according to the American Migraine Foundation. A migraine is an inherited ... «Yahoo Health, Jun 15»
What Demi Lovato Wishes People Understood About Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is “not just something where you're just all over the place with your emotions,” Demi Lovato says. (Photo: Noel Vasquez/Getty Images). «Yahoo Health, May 15»
Active management's many benefits are poorly understood
Active management is increasingly decried as an emperor without clothes. Empirical evidence is typically cited to show that the performance of most active ... «Financial Times, May 15»
4 Things Freelancers Wish You Understood
4 Things Freelancers Wish You Understood. By 2020, 40% of America's workforce will be made up of freelancers. Here's what you need to understand about ... «Fast Company, May 15»
12 Things Every 'Type B' Person Wishes You Understood
Type A personalities may grab a lot of the spotlight, but there's definitely something to be said about having a Type B person in your corner. Type B folks get a ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
The one thing Bill Gates understood immediately but took 20 years …
Bill Gates may have been late to the smartphone game, but there's one thing he understood way faster than some of his peers: the importance of a platform and ... «Business Insider Australia, May 15»
Dogmatism Rightly Understood
Last weekend I got to spend some time with a bunch of impressive students that the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) rounded up for one of their periodic ... «Power Line, May 15»
