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Conjugation of the verb "to explain"

Regular verb

to

explain

Indicative

Present

Affirmative
  1. Iexplain
  2. youexplain
  3. he, she, itexplains
  4. weexplain
  5. youexplain
  6. theyexplain
Negative
  1. Ido not explain
  2. youdo not explain
  3. he, she, itdoes not explain
  4. wedo not explain
  5. youdo not explain
  6. theydo not explain
Interrogative
  1. DoI explain?
  2. Doyou explain?
  3. Doeshe, she, it explain?
  4. Dowe explain?
  5. Doyou explain?
  6. Dothey explain?
Passive
  1. Iam explained
  2. youare explained
  3. he, she, itis explained
  4. weare explained
  5. youare explained
  6. theyare explained

Simple past

Affirmative
  1. Iexplained
  2. youexplained
  3. he, she, itexplained
  4. weexplained
  5. youexplained
  6. theyexplained
Negative
  1. Idid not explain
  2. youdid not explain
  3. he, she, itdid not explain
  4. wedid not explain
  5. youdid not explain
  6. theydid not explain
Interrogative
  1. DidI explain?
  2. Didyou explain?
  3. Didhe, she, it explain?
  4. Didwe explain?
  5. Didyou explain?
  6. Didthey explain?
Passive
  1. Iwas explained
  2. youwere explained
  3. he, she, itwas explained
  4. wewere explained
  5. youwere explained
  6. theywere explained

Future

Affirmative
  1. Iwill explain
  2. youwill explain
  3. he, she, itwill explain
  4. wewill explain
  5. youwill explain
  6. theywill explain
Negative
  1. Iwill not explain
  2. youwill not explain
  3. he, she, itwill not explain
  4. wewill not explain
  5. youwill not explain
  6. theywill not explain
Interrogative
  1. WillI explain?
  2. Willyou explain?
  3. Willhe, she, it explain?
  4. Willwe explain?
  5. Willyou explain?
  6. Willthey explain?
Passive
  1. Iwill be explained
  2. youwill be explained
  3. he, she, itwill be explained
  4. wewill be explained
  5. youwill be explained
  6. theywill be explained

Present perfect

Affirmative
  1. Ihave explained
  2. youhave explained
  3. he, she, ithas explained
  4. wehave explained
  5. youhave explained
  6. theyhave explained
Negative
  1. Ihave not explained
  2. youhave not explained
  3. he, she, ithas not explained
  4. wehave not explained
  5. youhave not explained
  6. theyhave not explained
Interrogative
  1. HaveI explained?
  2. Haveyou explained?
  3. Hashe, she, it explained?
  4. Havewe explained?
  5. Haveyou explained?
  6. Havethey explained?
Passive
  1. Ihave been explained
  2. youhave been explained
  3. he, she, ithas been explained
  4. wehave been explained
  5. youhave been explained
  6. theyhave been explained

Past perfect

Affirmative
  1. Ihad explained
  2. youhad explained
  3. he, she, ithad explained
  4. wehad explained
  5. youhad explained
  6. theyhad explained
Negative
  1. Ihad not explained
  2. youhad not explained
  3. he, she, ithad not explained
  4. wehad not explained
  5. youhad not explained
  6. theyhad not explained
Interrogative
  1. HadI explained?
  2. Hadyou explained?
  3. Hadhe, she, it explained?
  4. Hadwe explained?
  5. Hadyou explained?
  6. Hadthey explained?
Passive
  1. Ihad been explained
  2. youhad been explained
  3. he, she, ithad been explained
  4. wehad been explained
  5. youhad been explained
  6. theyhad been explained

Future perfect

Affirmative
  1. Iwill have explained
  2. youwill have explained
  3. he, she, itwill have explained
  4. wewill have explained
  5. youwill have explained
  6. theywill have explained
Negative
  1. Iwill not have explained
  2. youwill not have explained
  3. he, she, itwill not have explained
  4. wewill not have explained
  5. youwill not have explained
  6. theywill not have explained
Interrogative
  1. WillI have explained?
  2. Willyou have explained?
  3. Willhe, she, it have explained?
  4. Willwe have explained?
  5. Willyou have explained?
  6. Willthey have explained?
Passive
  1. Iwill have been explained
  2. youwill have been explained
  3. he, she, itwill have been explained
  4. wewill have been explained
  5. youwill have been explained
  6. theywill have been explained

Present continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iam explaining
  2. youare explaining
  3. he, she, itis explaining
  4. weare explaining
  5. youare explaining
  6. theyare explaining
Negative
  1. Iam not explaining
  2. youare not explaining
  3. he, she, itis not explaining
  4. weare not explaining
  5. youare not explaining
  6. theyare not explaining
Interrogative
  1. AmI explaining?
  2. Areyou explaining?
  3. Ishe, she, it explaining?
  4. Arewe explaining?
  5. Areyou explaining?
  6. Arethey explaining?

Past continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwas explaining
  2. youwere explaining
  3. he, she, itwas explaining
  4. wewere explaining
  5. youwere explaining
  6. theywere explaining
Negative
  1. Iwas not explaining
  2. youwere not explaining
  3. he, she, itwas not explaining
  4. wewere not explaining
  5. youwere not explaining
  6. theywere not explaining
Interrogative
  1. WasI explaining?
  2. Wereyou explaining?
  3. Washe, she, it explaining?
  4. Werewe explaining?
  5. Wereyou explaining?
  6. Werethey explaining?

Future continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwill be explaining
  2. youwill be explaining
  3. he, she, itwill be explaining
  4. wewill be explaining
  5. youwill be explaining
  6. theywill be explaining
Negative
  1. Iwill not be explaining
  2. youwill not be explaining
  3. he, she, itwill not be explaining
  4. wewill not be explaining
  5. youwill not be explaining
  6. theywill not be explaining
Interrogative
  1. WillI be explaining?
  2. Willyou be explaining?
  3. Willhe, she, it be explaining?
  4. Willwe be explaining?
  5. Willyou be explaining?
  6. Willthey be explaining?

Future perfect continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwill have been explaining
  2. youwill have been explaining
  3. he, she, itwill have been explaining
  4. wewill have been explaining
  5. youwill have been explaining
  6. theywill have been explaining
Negative
  1. Iwill not have been explaining
  2. youwill not have been explaining
  3. he, she, itwill not have been explaining
  4. wewill not have been explaining
  5. youwill not have been explaining
  6. theywill not have been explaining
Interrogative
  1. WillI have been explaining?
  2. Willyou have been explaining?
  3. Willhe, she, it have been explaining?
  4. Willwe have been explaining?
  5. Willyou have been explaining?
  6. Willthey have been explaining?

Present perfect continuous

Affirmative
  1. Ihave been explaining
  2. youhave been explaining
  3. he, she, ithas been explaining
  4. wehave been explaining
  5. youhave been explaining
  6. theyhave been explaining
Negative
  1. Ihave not been explaining
  2. youhave not been explaining
  3. he, she, ithas not been explaining
  4. wehave not been explaining
  5. youhave not been explaining
  6. theyhave not been explaining
Interrogative
  1. HaveI been explaining?
  2. Haveyou been explaining?
  3. Hashe, she, it been explaining?
  4. Havewe been explaining?
  5. Haveyou been explaining?
  6. Havethey been explaining?

Past perfect continuous

Affirmative
  1. Ihad been explaining
  2. youhad been explaining
  3. he, she, ithad been explaining
  4. wehad been explaining
  5. youhad been explaining
  6. theyhad been explaining
Negative
  1. Ihad not been explaining
  2. youhad not been explaining
  3. he, she, ithad not been explaining
  4. wehad not been explaining
  5. youhad not been explaining
  6. theyhad not been explaining
Interrogative
  1. HadI been explaining?
  2. Hadyou been explaining?
  3. Hadhe, she, it been explaining?
  4. Hadwe been explaining?
  5. Hadyou been explaining?
  6. Hadthey been explaining?

Present emphatic

Affirmative
  1. Ido explain
  2. youdo explain
  3. he, she, itdoes explain
  4. wedo explain
  5. youdo explain
  6. theydo explain

Past emphatic

Affirmative
  1. Idid explain
  2. youdid explain
  3. he, she, itdid explain
  4. wedid explain
  5. youdid explain
  6. theydid explain

Conditional

Present

Affirmative
  1. Iwould explain
  2. youwould explain
  3. he, she, itwould explain
  4. wewould explain
  5. youwould explain
  6. theywould explain
Negative
  1. Iwould not explain
  2. youwould not explain
  3. he, she, itwould not explain
  4. wewould not explain
  5. youwould not explain
  6. theywould not explain
Interrogative
  1. WouldI explain?
  2. Wouldyou explain?
  3. Wouldhe, she, it explain?
  4. Wouldwe explain?
  5. Wouldyou explain?
  6. Wouldthey explain?
Passive
  1. Iwould be explained
  2. youwould be explained
  3. he, she, itwould be explained
  4. wewould be explained
  5. youwould be explained
  6. theywould be explained

Perfect

Affirmative
  1. Iwould have explained
  2. youwould have explained
  3. he, she, itwould have explained
  4. wewould have explained
  5. youwould have explained
  6. theywould have explained
Negative
  1. Iwould not have explained
  2. youwould not have explained
  3. he, she, itwould not have explained
  4. wewould not have explained
  5. youwould not have explained
  6. theywould not have explained
Interrogative
  1. WouldI have explained?
  2. Wouldyou have explained?
  3. Wouldhe, she, it have explained?
  4. Wouldwe have explained?
  5. Wouldyou have explained?
  6. Wouldthey have explained?
Passive
  1. Iwould have been explained
  2. youwould have been explained
  3. he, she, itwould have been explained
  4. wewould have been explained
  5. youwould have been explained
  6. theywould have been explained

Present continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwould be explaining
  2. youwould be explaining
  3. he, she, itwould be explaining
  4. wewould be explaining
  5. youwould be explaining
  6. theywould be explaining

Perfect continuous

Affirmative
  1. Iwould have been explaining
  2. youwould have been explaining
  3. he, she, itwould have been explaining
  4. wewould have been explaining
  5. youwould have been explaining
  6. theywould have been explaining

Imperative

Present

Affirmative
  1. I—
  2. youexplain!
  3. he, she, it—
  4. welet's explain!
  5. youexplain!
  6. they—
Negative
  1. I—
  2. youdon't explain!
  3. he, she, it—
  4. welet's not explain!
  5. youdon't explain!
  6. they—

Subjunctive

Present

Affirmative
  1. Iexplain
  2. youexplain
  3. he, she, itexplain
  4. weexplain
  5. youexplain
  6. theyexplain

Past

Affirmative
  1. Iexplained
  2. youexplained
  3. he, she, itexplained
  4. weexplained
  5. youexplained
  6. theyexplained

Past perfect

Affirmative
  1. Ihad explained
  2. youhad explained
  3. he, she, ithad explained
  4. wehad explained
  5. youhad explained
  6. theyhad explained

Future

Affirmative
  1. Ishould explain
  2. youshould explain
  3. he, she, itshould explain
  4. weshould explain
  5. youshould explain
  6. theyshould explain

Infinitive

Present

Affirmative
  1. (to) explain

Perfect

Affirmative
  1. (to) have explained

Participle

Present

Affirmative
  1. explaining

Past

Affirmative
  1. explained