Conjugation of the verb explain in English in all tenses
Here are the conjugation tables for the verb explain in English.
Conjugation of the verb explain in the present tenses
Present Tense
- 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
How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.
Conjugation of the verb explain in the past tenses
Simple past
- 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
How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.
Conjugation of the verb explain in the futur tenses
Future
- 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
How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.
The different forms of the participle in English, for the verb to explain
The imperative in English, for the verb to explain
Imperative
- explain
- let's explain
- explain
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