Entender Present Tense

Deepen your Spanish fluency with entender in the Present Tense. Discover our comprehensive verb chart, customized conjugation practices, exciting verb games, and sentences showcasing entender in daily use. Broaden your verb knowledge at our Spanish verbs page. Perfect your understanding with our entender conjugation page.

Verb Meaning(s): to understand, to comprehend

Verb Chart: Entender Present Tense

Yo

entiendo

I understand
I do understand
I am understanding

Nosotros

entendemos

we understand
we do understand
we are understanding

Tú

(Juana, Juan)

entiendes

you understand
you do understand
you are understanding

Vosotros

(informal Spain)

entendéis

you all understand
you all do understand
you all are understanding

Él/Ella/Ud.

(Sra./Dr. García)

entiende

he/she/you understand
he/she/you do understand
he/she/you are understanding

Ellos/Ellas/Uds.

entienden

they/you all understand
they/ you all do understand
they/you all are understanding

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Present Tense

Entender Present Sentence Examples

1. Yo entiendo la lección de matemáticas.
I understand the math lesson.
2. ¿Tú entiendes la tarea de español?
Do you understand the Spanish homework?
3. Él entiende cómo resolver el problema.
He understands how to solve the problem.
4. Ella entiende las instrucciones del profesor.
She understands the teacher’s instructions.
5. ¿Usted entiende el concepto de la física?
Do you understand the concept of physics?
6. Nosotros entendemos la importancia de reciclar.
We understand the importance of recycling.
7. ¿Vosotros entendéis las reglas del juego?
Do you (Spain) understand the rules of the game?
8. Ellos entienden los beneficios del ejercicio.
They understand the benefits of exercise.
9. Ellas entienden la gramática española.
They understand Spanish grammar.
10. ¿Ustedes entienden las noticias en inglés?
Do you all understand the news in English?

Take the Next Step With Spanish Verbs

Now that you’ve learned how to use entender in the present tense, take your skills further by practicing the preterite tense of entender for talking about what you understood in the past. For more present tense practice, explore the present tense of aprender. Want to expand your verb knowledge? Try the present tense of leer for another useful -er verb. Every new verb you practice builds your fluency!