Other forms without ? | do not explain | male gender | contraction
Modal : no | may | might | can | could | shall | should | will | would | must | ought to
Modal : no | may | might | can | could | shall | should | will | would | must | ought to
English verb conjugation TO EXPLAIN
Regular verb: explain - explained - explained
Indicative
Present
 do I explain?do you explain?
does she explain?
do we explain?
do you explain?
do they explain?
Present continuous
 am I explaining?are you explaining?
is she explaining?
are we explaining?
are you explaining?
are they explaining?
Preterite
did I explain?did you explain?
did she explain?
did we explain?
did you explain?
did they explain?
Preterite continuous
 was I explaining?were you explaining?
was she explaining?
were we explaining?
were you explaining?
were they explaining?
Present perfect
 have I explained?have you explained?
has she explained?
have we explained?
have you explained?
have they explained?
Present perfect continuous
 have I been explaining?have you been explaining?
has she been explaining?
have we been explaining?
have you been explaining?
have they been explaining?
Pluperfect
had I explained?had you explained?
had she explained?
had we explained?
had you explained?
had they explained?
Pluperfect continuous
had I been explaining?had you been explaining?
had she been explaining?
had we been explaining?
had you been explaining?
had they been explaining?
Future
 will I explain?will you explain?
will she explain?
will we explain?
will you explain?
will they explain?
Future continuous
 will I be explaining?will you be explaining?
will she 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 she 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 she have been explaining?
will we have been explaining?
will you have been explaining?
will they have been explaining?
Conditional
Present
 would I explain?would you explain?
would she explain?
would we explain?
would you explain?
would they explain?
Present continuous
 would I be explaining?would you be explaining?
would she be explaining?
would we be explaining?
would you be explaining?
would they be explaining?
Past
 would I have explained?would you have explained?
would she have explained?
would we have explained?
would you have explained?
would they have explained?
Past continuous
 would I have been explaining?would you have been explaining?
would she have been explaining?
would we have been explaining?
would you have been explaining?
would they have been explaining?
Imperative
Imperative
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Infinitive
Infinitive
to explainParticiple
Present
explainingPast
explained