Conjugation of the Spanish verb explicar
A list of the common conjugations for the Spanish verb explicar, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
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| explicar | to explain | |
| Present | Scored | |
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| yo explico | I explain | |
| tú explicas | you explain | |
| él explica | he explains | |
| ella explica | she explains | |
| nosotros explicamos | we explain | |
| vosotros explicáis | you explain | |
| ellos explican | they explain | |
| ellas explican | they explain | |
| Imperfect | Scored | |
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| yo explicaba | I was explaining | |
| tú explicabas | you were explaining | |
| él explicaba | he was explaining | |
| ella explicaba | she was explaining | |
| nosotros explicábamos | we were explaining | |
| vosotros explicabais | you were explaining | |
| ellos explicaban | they were explaining | |
| ellas explicaban | they were explaining | |
| Preterite | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo expliqué | I explained | |
| tú explicaste | you explained | |
| él explicó | he explained | |
| ella explicó | she explained | |
| nosotros explicamos | we explained | |
| vosotros explicasteis | you explained | |
| ellos explicaron | they explained | |
| ellas explicaron | they explained | |
| Present perfect/Pretérito perfecto | Scored | |
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| yo he explicado | I have explained | |
| tú has explicado | you have explained | |
| él ha explicado | he has explained | |
| ella ha explicado | she has explained | |
| nosotros hemos explicado | we have explained | |
| vosotros habéis explicado | you have explained | |
| ellos han explicado | they have explained | |
| ellas han explicado | they have explained | |
| Pluperfect / Pretérito pluscuamperfecto | Scored | |
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| yo había explicado | I had explained | |
| tú habías explicado | you had explained | |
| él había explicado | he had explained | |
| ella había explicado | she had explained | |
| nosotros habíamos explicado | we had explained | |
| vosotros habíais explicado | you had explained | |
| ellos habían explicado | they had explained | |
| ellas habían explicado | they had explained | |
| Future | Scored | |
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| yo explicaré | I will explain | |
| tú explicarás | you will explain | |
| él explicará | he will explain | |
| ella explicará | she will explain | |
| nosotros explicaremos | we will explain | |
| vosotros explicaréis | you will explain | |
| ellos explicarán | they will explain | |
| ellas explicarán | they will explain | |
| Future Perfect / Futuro perfecto | Scored | |
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| yo habré explicado | I will have explained | |
| tú habrás explicado | you will have explained | |
| él habrá explicado | he will have explained | |
| ella habrá explicado | she will have explained | |
| nosotros habremos explicado | we will have explained | |
| vosotros habréis explicado | you will have explained | |
| ellos habrán explicado | they will have explained | |
| ellas habrán explicado | they will have explained | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo explicaría | I would explain | |
| tú explicarías | you would explain | |
| él explicaría | he would explain | |
| ella explicaría | she would explain | |
| nosotros explicaríamos | we would explain | |
| vosotros explicaríais | you would explain | |
| ellos explicarían | they would explain | |
| ellas explicarían | they would explain | |
| Conditional Perfect / Condicional perfecto The Spanish Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Condicional perfecto is made with the conditional tense of haber and the past participle of the verb. | Scored | |
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| yo habría explicado | I would have explained | |
| tú habrías explicado | you would have explained | |
| él habría explicado | he would have explained | |
| ella habría explicado | she would have explained | |
| nosotros habríamos explicado | we would have explained | |
| vosotros habríais explicado | you would have explained | |
| ellos habrían explicado | they would have explained | |
| ellas habrían explicado | they would have explained | |
| Present Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) yo explique | (... that) I explain | |
| (... que) tú expliques | (... that) you explain | |
| (... que) él explique | (... that) he explains | |
| (... que) ella explique | (... that) she explains | |
| (... que) nosotros expliquemos | (... that) we explain | |
| (... que) vosotros expliquéis | (... that) you explain | |
| (... que) ellos expliquen | (... that) they explain | |
| (... que) ellas expliquen | (... that) they explain | |
| Imperfect Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) yo explicara | (... that) I was explaining | |
| (... que) tú explicaras | (... that) you were explaining | |
| (... que) él explicara | (... that) he was explaining | |
| (... que) ella explicara | (... that) she was explaining | |
| (... que) nosotros explicáramos | (... that) we were explaining | |
| (... que) vosotros explicarais | (... that) you were explaining | |
| (... que) ellos explicaran | (... that) they were explaining | |
| (... que) ellas explicaran | (... that) they were explaining | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
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| expliquemos | Let's explain | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| explicando | explaining | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
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| explicado | explained | |
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