Conjugation English verb to explain

Indicative

Simple present

I explain
you explain
he explains
we explain
you explain
they explain

Present progressive/continuous

I am explaining
you are explaining
he is explaining
we are explaining
you are explaining
they are explaining

Simple past

I explained
you explained
he explained
we explained
you explained
they explained

Past progressive/continuous

I was explaining
you were explaining
he was explaining
we were explaining
you were explaining
they were explaining

Present perfect simple

I have explained
you have explained
he has explained
we have explained
you have explained
they have explained

Present perfect progressive/continuous

I have been explaining
you have been explaining
he has been explaining
we have been explaining
you have been explaining
they have been explaining

Past perfect

I had explained
you had explained
he had explained
we had explained
you had explained
they had explained

Past perfect progressive/continuous

I had been explaining
you had been explaining
he had been explaining
we had been explaining
you had been explaining
they had been explaining

Future

I will/shall explain
you will explain
he will explain
we will/shall explain
you will explain
they will explain

Future progressive/continuous

I will/shall be explaining
you will be explaining
he will be explaining
we will/shall be explaining
you will be explaining
they will be explaining

Future perfect

I will/shall have explained
you will have explained
he will have explained
we will/shall have explained
you will have explained
they will have explained

Future perfect continuous

I will/shall have been explaining
you will have been explaining
he will have been explaining
we will/shall have been explaining
you will have been explaining
they will have been explaining

Conditional

Simple

I would/should explain
you would explain
he would explain
we would/should explain
you would explain
they would explain

Progressive

I would/should be explaining
you would be explaining
he would be explaining
we would/should be explaining
you would be explaining
they would be explaining

Perfect

I would/should have explained
you would have explained
he would have explained
we would/should have explained
you would have explained
they would have explained

Perfect progressive

I would/should have been explaining
you would have been explaining
he would have been explaining
we would/should have been explaining
you would have been explaining
they would have been explaining

Translation to explain

to explain ➔ erklären
to explain ➔ expliquer
to explain ➔ spiegare
to explain ➔ explicar

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