Regular verb: explain - explained - explained
Present | Present continuous | Preterite | Preterite continuous |
I explain you explain he explains we explain you explain they explain | I am explaining you are explaining he is explaining we are explaining you are explaining they are explaining | I explained you explained he explained we explained you explained they explained | I was explaining you were explaining he was explaining we were explaining you were explaining they were explaining |
Present perfect | Present perfect continuous | Pluperfect | Pluperfect continuous |
I have explained you have explained he has explained we have explained you have explained they have explained | I have been explaining you have been explaining he has been explaining we have been explaining you have been explaining they have been explaining | I had explained you had explained he had explained we had explained you had explained they had explained | I had been explaining you had been explaining he had been explaining we had been explaining you had been explaining they had been explaining |
Future | Future continuous | Future perfect | Future perfect continuous |
I will explain you will explain he will explain we will explain you will explain they will explain | I will be explaining you will be explaining he will be explaining we will be explaining you will be explaining they will be explaining | I will have explained you will have explained he will have explained we will have explained you will have explained they will have explained | I will have been explaining you will have been explaining he will have been explaining we will have been explaining you will have been explaining they will have been explaining |
Present | Present continuous | Past | Past continuous |
I would explain you would explain he would explain we would explain you would explain they would explain | I would be explaining you would be explaining he would be explaining we would be explaining you would be explaining they would be explaining | I would have explained you would have explained he would have explained we would have explained you would have explained they would have explained | I would have been explaining you would have been explaining he would have been explaining we would have been explaining you would have been explaining they would have been explaining |
Infinitive | Imperative |
Infinitive | Imperative | ||
to explain | explain Let's explain explain |
Present | Past | ||
explaining | explained |