Past tense of understand
The past simple of understand is understood and the past participle is understood: understand – understood – understood.
- Base form V1
- understand
- Past simple V2
- understood
- Past participle V3
- understood
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Meaning of understand
To know what another person's spoken or written words mean
- ExampleI can understand the question, but I cannot answer it.
Understand, understood, understood in sentences
- Past simpleI understood the question at once.
- Past participleHe has never understood the rules.
Common mistakes
understandedunderstood. Understand is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Understand is built on stand and changes the same way.
Built on understand, with the same forms: misunderstand.
Past simple and past participle the same, like understand: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of understand?
Understood. For example: I understood the question at once.
What is the past participle of understand?
Understood. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in He has never understood the rules.
Is understand a regular verb?
No. Understand is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
