French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | explique | expliquais | expliquerai | expliquerais | explique | expliquasse | ||
| tu | expliques | expliquais | expliqueras | expliquerais | expliques | expliquasses | ||
| il | explique | expliquait | expliquera | expliquerait | explique | expliquât | ||
| nous | expliquons | expliquions | expliquerons | expliquerions | expliquions | expliquassions | ||
| vous | expliquez | expliquiez | expliquerez | expliqueriez | expliquiez | expliquassiez | ||
| ils | expliquent | expliquaient | expliqueront | expliqueraient | expliquent | expliquassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai expliqué | avais expliqué | aurai expliqué | aurais expliqué | aie expliqué | eusse expliqué | ||
| tu | as expliqué | avais expliqué | auras expliqué | aurais expliqué | aies expliqué | eusses expliqué | ||
| il | a expliqué | avait expliqué | aura expliqué | aurait expliqué | ait expliqué | eût expliqué | ||
| nous | avons expliqué | avions expliqué | aurons expliqué | aurions expliqué | ayons expliqué | eussions expliqué | ||
| vous | avez expliqué | aviez expliqué | aurez expliqué | auriez expliqué | ayez expliqué | eussiez expliqué | ||
| ils | ont expliqué | avaient expliqué | auront expliqué | auraient expliqué | aient expliqué | eussent expliqué | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | expliquai | eus expliqué | (tu) | explique | Present | expliquant | ||
| tu | expliquas | eus expliqué | (nous) | expliquons | Past | expliqué | ||
| il | expliqua | eut expliqué | (vous) | expliquez | Perfect | ayant expliqué | ||
| nous | expliquâmes | eûmes expliqué | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | expliquâtes | eûtes expliqué | (tu) | aie expliqué | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | expliquèrent | eurent expliqué | (nous) | ayons expliqué | avoir expliqué | |||
| (vous) | ayez expliqué | |||||||
Expliquer is a regular -er verb.
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