Conjugation of the verb "explain"
Conjugation of the verb explain[ɪksˈpleɪn],
regular 
Indicative
Present Indefinite
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Present Perfect Continuous
Past Indefinite
Past Continuous
Past Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous
Future Indefinite
Future Continuous
Future Perfect
Future Perfect Continuous
Indicative
Present Indefinite
I don't explainyou don't explain
he/she/it doesn't explain
we don't explain
you don't explain
they don't explain
Present Continuous
I am not explainingyou aren't explaining
he/she/it isn't explaining
we aren't explaining
you aren't explaining
they aren't explaining
Present Perfect
I haven't explainedyou haven't explained
he/she/it hasn't explained
we haven't explained
you haven't explained
they haven't explained
Present Perfect Continuous
I haven't been explainingyou haven't been explaining
he/she/it hasn't been explaining
we haven't been explaining
you haven't been explaining
they haven't been explaining
Past Indefinite
I didn't explainyou didn't explain
he/she/it didn't explain
we didn't explain
you didn't explain
they didn't explain
Past Continuous
I wasn't explainingyou weren't explaining
he/she/it wasn't explaining
we weren't explaining
you weren't explaining
they weren't explaining
Past Perfect
I hadn't explainedyou hadn't explained
he/she/it hadn't explained
we hadn't explained
you hadn't explained
they hadn't explained
Past Perfect Continuous
I hadn't been explainingyou hadn't been explaining
he/she/it hadn't been explaining
we hadn't been explaining
you hadn't been explaining
they hadn't been explaining
Future Indefinite
I shan't / won't explainyou won't explain
he/she/it won't explain
we shan't / won't explain
you won't explain
they won't explain
Future Continuous
I shan't / won't be explainingyou won't be explaining
he/she/it won't be explaining
we shan't / won't be explaining
you won't be explaining
they won't be explaining
Future Perfect
I shan't / won't have explainedyou won't have explained
he/she/it won't have explained
we shan't / won't have explained
you won't have explained
they won't have explained
Future Perfect Continuous
I shan't / won't have been explainingyou won't have been explaining
he/she/it won't have been explaining
we shan't / won't have been explaining
you won't have been explaining
they won't have been explaining
Conditional
Conditional Present
Conditional Present Continuous
Conditional Perfect
Conditional Perfect Continuous
Conditional
Conditional Present
I wouldn't explainyou wouldn't explain
he/she/it wouldn't explain
we wouldn't explain
you wouldn't explain
they wouldn't explain
Conditional Present Continuous
I wouldn't be explainingyou wouldn't be explaining
he/she/it wouldn't be explaining
we wouldn't be explaining
you wouldn't be explaining
they wouldn't be explaining
Conditional Perfect
I wouldn't have explainedyou wouldn't have explained
he/she/it wouldn't have explained
we wouldn't have explained
you wouldn't have explained
they wouldn't have explained
Conditional Perfect Continuous
I wouldn't have been explainingyou wouldn't have been explaining
he/she/it wouldn't have been explaining
we wouldn't have been explaining
you wouldn't have been explaining
they wouldn't have been explaining
Participles
Present
Past
Infinitives
Infinitives
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