Conjugation

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to explain

Verb forms

Infinitive	Simple Past	Past Participle
to explain	explained	explained

Conjugation tables

indicative

simple present

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

present progressive

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

present perfect

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

present perfect progressive

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

simple past

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

past progressive

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

past perfect

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

past perfect progressive

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

simple future

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

future progressive

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

future perfect

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

future perfect progressive

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

conditional

conditional present

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

conditional present progressive

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

conditional perfect

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

conditional perfect progressive

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

passive

passive simple present

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

passive present progressive

I am being explained	we are being explained
you are being explained	you are being explained
he/she/it is being explained	they are being explained

passive present perfect

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

passive present perfect progressive

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

passive simple past

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

passive past progressive

I was being explained	we were being explained
you were being explained	you were being explained
he/she/it was being explained	they were being explained

passive past perfect

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

passive past perfect progressive

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

passive simple future

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

passive future progressive

I will be being explained	we will be being explained
you will be being explained	you will be being explained
he/she/it will be being explained	they will be being explained

passive future perfect

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

passive future perfect progressive

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

to explain

Similar words

describe tell suggest understand point out ask observe remark admit discuss speak answer argue inform declare agree realize think write interpret nod mention reply insist inquire demonstrate assure assert believe refer theory try fully phenomenon reason fact situation attempt satisfactorily everything mystery matter meaning thing difficult

German translation

erklären erläutern darlegen verdeutlichen begründen ausführen interpretieren explizieren dartun auseinandersetzen

Typical usage patterns (collocations)

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