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Conjugation of the French verb expliquer

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb expliquer, along with their English translations.

expliquer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
expliquer	to explain

Present		Scored
j'explique	I explain
tu expliques	you explain
il explique	he explains
elle explique	she explains
nous expliquons	we explain
vous expliquez	you explain
ils expliquent	they explain
elles expliquent	they explain

Imperfect		Scored
j'expliquais	I was explaining
tu expliquais	you were explaining
il expliquait	he was explaining
elle expliquait	she was explaining
nous expliquions	we were explaining
vous expliquiez	you were explaining
ils expliquaient	they were explaining
elles expliquaient	they were explaining

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
j'expliquai	I explained
tu expliquas	you explained
il expliqua	he explained
elle expliqua	she explained
nous expliquâmes	we explained
vous expliquâtes	you explained
ils expliquèrent	they explained
elles expliquèrent	they explained

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai expliqué	I explained
tu as expliqué	you explained
il a expliqué	he explained
elle a expliqué	she explained
nous avons expliqué	we explained
vous avez expliqué	you explained
ils ont expliqué	they explained
elles ont expliqué	they explained

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais expliqué	I had explained
tu avais expliqué	you had explained
il avait expliqué	he had explained
elle avait expliqué	she had explained
nous avions expliqué	we had explained
vous aviez expliqué	you had explained
ils avaient expliqué	they had explained
elles avaient expliqué	they had explained

Future		Scored
j'expliquerai	I will explain
tu expliqueras	you will explain
il expliquera	he will explain
elle expliquera	she will explain
nous expliquerons	we will explain
vous expliquerez	you will explain
ils expliqueront	they will explain
elles expliqueront	they will explain

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai expliqué	I will have explained
tu auras expliqué	you will have explained
il aura expliqué	he will have explained
elle aura expliqué	she will have explained
nous aurons expliqué	we will have explained
vous aurez expliqué	you will have explained
ils auront expliqué	they will have explained
elles auront expliqué	they will have explained

Conditional		Scored
j'expliquerais	I would explain
tu expliquerais	you would explain
il expliquerait	he would explain
elle expliquerait	she would explain
nous expliquerions	we would explain
vous expliqueriez	you would explain
ils expliqueraient	they would explain
elles expliqueraient	they would explain

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais expliqué	I would have explained
tu aurais expliqué	you would have explained
il aurait expliqué	he would have explained
elle aurait expliqué	she would have explained
nous aurions expliqué	we would have explained
vous auriez expliqué	you would have explained
ils auraient expliqué	they would have explained
elles auraient expliqué	they would have explained

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'explique	(... that) I explain
(... que) tu expliques	(... that) you explain
(... que) il explique	(... that) he explains
(... que) elle explique	(... that) she explains
(... que) nous expliquions	(... that) we explain
(... que) vous expliquiez	(... that) you explain
(... que) ils expliquent	(... that) they explain
(... que) elles expliquent	(... that) they explain

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'expliquasse	(... that) I was explaining
(... que) tu expliquasses	(... that) you were explaining
(... que) il expliquât	(... that) he was explaining
(... que) elle expliquât	(... that) she was explaining
(... que) nous expliquassions	(... that) we were explaining
(... que) vous expliquassiez	(... that) you were explaining
(... que) ils expliquassent	(... that) they were explaining
(... que) elles expliquassent	(... that) they were explaining

Imperative		Scored
explique	Explain
expliquons	Let's explain
expliquez	Explain

Present Participle		Scored
expliquant	explaining

Past Participle		Scored
expliqué	explained

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