🇪🇸 explicar

to explain

Spanish Regular

Present

Presente de indicativo Actions happening now or regularly
Person English Conjugation
yo I explico
you (informal) explicas
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) explica
nosotros we explicamos
vosotros you all (Spain) explicáis
ellos/ustedes they/you all explican

Past (completed)

Pretérito perfecto simple Actions that finished in the past
Person English Conjugation
yo I expliqué
you (informal) explicaste
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) explicó
nosotros we explicamos
vosotros you all (Spain) explicasteis
ellos/ustedes they/you all explicaron

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Past (ongoing)

Pretérito imperfecto Actions that were ongoing in the past
Person English Conjugation
yo I explicaba
you (informal) explicabas
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) explicaba
nosotros we explicábamos
vosotros you all (Spain) explicabais
ellos/ustedes they/you all explicaban

Future

Futuro simple Actions that will happen
Person English Conjugation
yo I explicaré
you (informal) explicarás
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) explicará
nosotros we explicaremos
vosotros you all (Spain) explicaréis
ellos/ustedes they/you all explicarán

Would (conditional)

Condicional simple Hypothetical actions
Person English Conjugation
yo I explicaría
you (informal) explicarías
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) explicaría
nosotros we explicaríamos
vosotros you all (Spain) explicaríais
ellos/ustedes they/you all explicarían

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