Meaning: to give a proper reason for.
Explain Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Base Form/Infinitive (V1) | Explain |
| Past Tense (V2) | Explained |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | Explained |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4) | Explaining |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5) | Explains |
Explain Past Tense:
Past Tense of Explain is Explained.
Example: Sarah explained the scene.
Explain Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Explain is Explained.
Example: Sarah has explained the scene.
Explain Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Explain is Explaining.
Example: Sarah is explaining the scene.
Explain 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Explain is Explains.
Example: Sarah explains the scene.
Explain Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I explain the scene.
- We/You/They explain the scene.
- He/She/It/Adam explains the scene.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am explaining the scene.
- We/You/They are explaining the scene.
- He/She/It/Adam is explaining the scene.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have explained the scene.
- We/You/They have explained the scene.
- He/She/It/Adam has explained the scene.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been explaining the scene.
- We/You/They have been explaining the scene.
- He/She/It/Adam has been explaining the scene.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I explained the scene.
- We/You/They explained the scene.
- He/She/It/Adam explained the scene.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was explaining the scene.
- We/You/They were explaining the scene.
- He/She/It/Adam was explaining the scene.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had explained the scene.
- We/You/They had explained the scene.
- He/She/It/Adam had explained the scene.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been explaining the scene.
- We/You/They had been explaining the scene.
- He/She/It/Adam had been explaining the scene.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will explain the scene.
- We/You/They will explain the scene.
- He/She/It/Adam will explain the scene.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be explaining the scene.
- We/You/They will be explaining the scene.
- He/She/It/Adam will be explaining the scene.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have explained the scene.
- We/You/They will have explained the scene.
- He/She/It/Adam will have explained the scene.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been explaining the scene.
- We/You/They will have been explaining the scene.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been explaining the scene.
Past Tense of Explain Phrasal Verbs
| Explain Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Explain away | Explained away |
| Explain to | Explained to |
| Explain with | Explained with |
| Explain in | Explained in |
| Explain over | Explained over |
| Explain out | Explained out |
| Explain up | Explained up |
| Explain back | Explained back |
| Explain about | Explained about |
| Explain on | Explained on |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Explain?
Future Tense of explain is “will explain”.
What is the Present Tense of Explain?
Present Tense of explain is “explain + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | explain |
| He/she/it/singular name | explains |
| Present participle | explaining |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Explain?
Past perfect tense of take is “had explained”.
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