Conjugation of the verb "explain"

Conjugation of the verb explain[ɪksˈpleɪn], regular     

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All forms Indicative Conditional Participles Infinitives

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I explain
you explain
he/she/it explains
we explain
you explain
they explain

Present Continuous

I am explaining
you are explaining
he/she/it is explaining
we are explaining
you are explaining
they are explaining

Present Perfect

I have explained
you have explained
he/she/it has explained
we have explained
you have explained
they have explained

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been explaining
you have been explaining
he/she/it has been explaining
we have been explaining
you have been explaining
they have been explaining

Past Indefinite

I explained
you explained
he/she/it explained
we explained
you explained
they explained

Past Continuous

I was explaining
you were explaining
he/she/it was explaining
we were explaining
you were explaining
they were explaining

Past Perfect

I had explained
you had explained
he/she/it had explained
we had explained
you had explained
they had explained

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been explaining
you had been explaining
he/she/it had been explaining
we had been explaining
you had been explaining
they had been explaining

Future Indefinite

I will explain
you will explain
he/she/it will explain
we will explain
you will explain
they will explain

Future Continuous

I will be explaining
you will be explaining
he/she/it will be explaining
we will be explaining
you will be explaining
they will be explaining

Future Perfect

I will have explained
you will have explained
he/she/it will have explained
we will have explained
you will have explained
they will have explained

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been explaining
you will have been explaining
he/she/it will have been explaining
we will have been explaining
you will have been explaining
they will have been explaining

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I don't explain
you 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 explaining
you 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 explained
you 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 explaining
you 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 explain
you 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 explaining
you 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 explained
you 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 explaining
you 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 explain
you 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 explaining
you 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 explained
you 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 explaining
you 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

Indicative

Present Indefinite

do I explain?
do you explain?
does he/she/it explain?
do we explain?
do you explain?
do they explain?

Present Continuous

am I explaining?
are you explaining?
is he/she/it explaining?
are we explaining?
are you explaining?
are they explaining?

Present Perfect

have I explained?
have you explained?
has he/she/it explained?
have we explained?
have you explained?
have they explained?

Present Perfect Continuous

have I been explaining?
have you been explaining?
has he/she/it been explaining?
have we been explaining?
have you been explaining?
have they been explaining?

Past Indefinite

did I explain?
did you explain?
did he/she/it explain?
did we explain?
did you explain?
did they explain?

Past Continuous

was I explaining?
were you explaining?
was he/she/it explaining?
were we explaining?
were you explaining?
were they explaining?

Past Perfect

had I explained?
had you explained?
had he/she/it explained?
had we explained?
had you explained?
had they explained?

Past Perfect Continuous

had I been explaining?
had you been explaining?
had he/she/it been explaining?
had we been explaining?
had you been explaining?
had they been explaining?

Future Indefinite

will I explain?
will you explain?
will he/she/it explain?
will we explain?
will you explain?
will they explain?

Future Continuous

will I be explaining?
will you be explaining?
will he/she/it be explaining?
will we be explaining?
will you be explaining?
will they be explaining?

Future Perfect

will I have explained?
will you have explained?
will he/she/it have explained?
will we have explained?
will you have explained?
will they have explained?

Future Perfect Continuous

will I have been explaining?
will you have been explaining?
will he/she/it have been explaining?
will we have been explaining?
will you have been explaining?
will they have been explaining?

Conditional

Conditional Present

I would explain
you would explain
he/she/it would explain
we would explain
you would explain
they would explain

Conditional Present Continuous

I would be explaining
you would be explaining
he/she/it would be explaining
we would be explaining
you would be explaining
they would be explaining

Conditional Perfect

I would have explained
you would have explained
he/she/it would have explained
we would have explained
you would have explained
they would have explained

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I would have been explaining
you would have been explaining
he/she/it would have been explaining
we would have been explaining
you would have been explaining
they would have been explaining

Conditional

Conditional Present

I wouldn't explain
you 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 explaining
you 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 explained
you 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 explaining
you 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

Conditional

Conditional Present

would I explain?
would you explain?
would he/she/it explain?
would we explain?
would you explain?
would they explain?

Conditional Present Continuous

would I be explaining?
would you be explaining?
would he/she/it be explaining?
would we be explaining?
would you be explaining?
would they be explaining?

Conditional Perfect

would I have explained?
would you have explained?
would he/she/it have explained?
would we have explained?
would you have explained?
would they have explained?

Conditional Perfect Continuous

would I have been explaining?
would you have been explaining?
would he/she/it have been explaining?
would we have been explaining?
would you have been explaining?
would they have been explaining?

Participles

Present

explaining

Past

explained

Infinitives

Infinitives

to explain
to have explained
to be explaining
to have been explaining
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