Past simple and past participle
understand
Understand is an irregular verb: its past simple is understood and its past participle is understood.
- Base form
- understand
- Past simple
- understood
- Past participle
- understood
- Definition
- Perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker).
- Example
- “He didn't understand a word I said.”
- CEFR level
- A2On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The past simple and the past participle are the same, like bring, brought, brought.