🇫🇷 expliquer

to explain

French Regular

Present

Présent de l'indicatif Actions happening now or regularly
Person English Conjugation
je I explique
tu you (informal) expliques
il/elle/on he/she/one explique
nous we expliquons
vous you (formal/plural) expliquez
ils/elles they expliquent

Past (completed)

Passé composé Actions completed in the past
Person English Conjugation
je I ai expliqué
tu you (informal) as expliqué
il/elle/on he/she/one a expliqué
nous we avons expliqué
vous you (formal/plural) avez expliqué
ils/elles they ont expliqué

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Past (ongoing)

Imparfait Actions that were ongoing in the past
Person English Conjugation
je I expliquais
tu you (informal) expliquais
il/elle/on he/she/one expliquait
nous we expliquions
vous you (formal/plural) expliquiez
ils/elles they expliquaient

Future

Futur simple Actions that will happen
Person English Conjugation
je I expliquerai
tu you (informal) expliqueras
il/elle/on he/she/one expliquera
nous we expliquerons
vous you (formal/plural) expliquerez
ils/elles they expliqueront

Would (conditional)

Conditionnel présent Hypothetical actions
Person English Conjugation
je I expliquerais
tu you (informal) expliquerais
il/elle/on he/she/one expliquerait
nous we expliquerions
vous you (formal/plural) expliqueriez
ils/elles they expliqueraient

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