explained
The past tense of explain is explained
The Forms of Explain
| Infinitive |
to explain |
| Present Tense |
explain / explains |
| Past Tense |
explained |
| Present Participle |
explaining |
| Past Participle |
explained |
Conjugate Explain
Explain in Present Simple (Indefinite) Tense
| Singular |
Plural |
| I explain |
We explain |
| You explain |
You explain |
| He/She/It explains |
They explain |
Explain in Present Continuous (Progressive) Tense
| Singular |
Plural |
| I am explaining |
We are explaining |
| You are explaining |
You are explaining |
| He/She/It is explaining |
They are explaining |
Explain in Present Perfect Tense
| Singular |
Plural |
| I have explained |
We have explained |
| You have explained |
You have explained |
| He/She/It has explained |
They have explained |
Explain in Present Perfect Continuous Tense
| Singular |
Plural |
| 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 |
Explain in Past Simple (Indefinite) Tense
| Singular |
Plural |
| I explained |
We explained |
| You explained |
You explained |
| He/She/It explained |
They explained |
Explain in Past Continuous (Progressive) Tense
| Singular |
Plural |
| I was explaining |
We were explaining |
| You were explaining |
You were explaining |
| He/She/It was explaining |
They were explaining |
Explain in Past Perfect Tense
| Singular |
Plural |
| I had explained |
We had explained |
| You had explained |
You had explained |
| He/She/It had explained |
They had explained |
Explain in Past Perfect Continuous Tense
| Singular |
Plural |
| 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 |
Explain in Future Simple (Indefinite) Tense
| Singular |
Plural |
| I will explain |
We will explain |
| You will explain |
You will explain |
| He/She/It will explain |
They will explain |
Explain in Future Continuous (Progressive) Tense
| Singular |
Plural |
| 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 |
Explain in Future Perfect Tense
| Singular |
Plural |
| 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 |
Explain in Future Perfect Continuous Tense
| Singular |
Plural |
| 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 |
