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explicar
to explain
verb
Word 755 of the core 1,000 · Stage 4, Expressive
How to conjugate explicar
The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.
Present
| yo | explico I explain / I am explaining | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | explicas you explain / you are explaining | |
| él/ella | explica he/she explains / he/she is explaining / you explain (formal) / you are explaining (formal) | |
| nosotros | explicamos we explain / we are explaining | |
| ellos/ellas | explican they explain / they are explaining / you all explain / you all are explaining |
Preterite
| yo | expliqué I explained | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | explicaste you explained | |
| él/ella | explicó he/she explained / you explained (formal) | |
| nosotros | explicamos we explained | |
| ellos/ellas | explicaron they explained / you all explained |
Imperfect
| yo | explicaba I was explaining / I used to explain | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | explicabas you were explaining / you used to explain | |
| él/ella | explicaba he/she was explaining / he/she used to explain / you were explaining (formal) / you used to explain (formal) | |
| nosotros | explicábamos we were explaining / we used to explain | |
| ellos/ellas | explicaban they were explaining / they used to explain / you all were explaining / you all used to explain |
Future
| yo | explicaré I will explain | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | explicarás you will explain | |
| él/ella | explicará he/she will explain / you will explain (formal) | |
| nosotros | explicaremos we will explain | |
| ellos/ellas | explicarán they will explain / you all will explain |
In a sentence
El profesor nos explicó el ejemplo otra vez.
The teacher explained the example to us again.
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