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French Verbs

Infinitive - expliquer - "explain" - regular "er" verb

Present participle - expliquant

Past participle - expliqué

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présent de l'indicatif

j'explique

I explain

tu expliques

you explain

il explique

he explains

elle explique

she explains

nous expliquons

we explain

vous expliquez

you explain

ils expliquent

they explain

elles expliquent

they explain

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imparfait de l'indicatif

j'expliquais

I was explaining

tu expliquais

you were explaining

il expliquait

he was explaining

elle expliquait

she was explaining

nous expliquions

we were explaining

vous expliquiez

you were explaining

ils expliquaient

they were explaining

elles expliquaient

they were explaining

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passé simple

j'expliquai

I explained

tu expliquas

you explained

il expliqua

he explained

elle expliqua

she explained

nous expliquâmes

we explained

vous expliquâtes

you explained

ils expliquèrent

they explained

elles expliquèrent

they explained

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futur

j'expliquerai

I will explain

tu expliqueras

you will explain

il expliquera

he will explain

elle expliquera

she will explain

nous expliquerons

we will explain

vous expliquerez

you will explain

ils expliqueront

they will explain

elles expliqueront

they will explain

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conditionnel

j'expliquerais

I would explain

tu expliquerais

you would explain

il expliquerait

he would explain

elle expliquerait

she would explain

nous expliquerions

we would explain

vous expliqueriez

you would explain

ils expliqueraient

they would explain

elles expliqueraient

they would explain

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présent du subjonctif

j'explique

I explain

tu expliques

you explain

il explique

he explain

elle explique

she explain

nous expliquions

we explain

vous expliquiez

you explain

ils expliquent

they explain

elles expliquent

they explain

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imparfait du subjonctif

j'expliquasse

I would explain

tu expliquasses

you would explain

il expliquât

he would explain

elle expliquât

she would explain

nous expliquassions

we would explain

vous expliquassiez

you would explain

ils expliquassent

they would explain

elles expliquassent

they would explain

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passé composé

j'ai expliqué

I have explained

tu as expliqué

you have explained

il a expliqué

he has explained

elle a expliqué

she has explained

nous avons expliqué

we have explained

vous avez expliqué

you have explained

ils ont expliqué

they have explained

elles ont expliqué

they have explained

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plus-que-parfait de l'indicatif

j'avais expliqué

I had explained

tu avais expliqué

you had explained

il avait expliqué

he had explained

elle avait expliqué

she had explained

nous avions expliqué

we had explained

vous aviez expliqué

you had explained

ils avaient expliqué

they had explained

elles avaient expliqué

they had explained

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passé antérieur

j'eus expliqué

I explained

tu eus expliqué

you explained

il eut expliqué

he explained

elle eut expliqué

she explained

nous eûmes expliqué

we explained

vous eûtes expliqué

you explained

ils eurent expliqué

they explained

elles eurent expliqué

they explained

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futur antérieur

j'aurai expliqué

I will have explained

tu auras expliqué

you will have explained

il aura expliqué

he will have explained

elle aura expliqué

she will have explained

nous aurons expliqué

we will have explained

vous aurez expliqué

you will have explained

ils auront expliqué

they will have explained

elles auront expliqué

they will have explained

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conditionnel passé

j'aurais expliqué

I would have explained

tu aurais expliqué

you would have explained

il aurait expliqué

he would have explained

elle aurait expliqué

she would have explained

nous aurions expliqué

we would have explained

vous auriez expliqué

you would have explained

ils auraient expliqué

they would have explained

elles auraient expliqué

they would have explained

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passé du subjonctif

j'aie expliqué

I explained

tu aies expliqué

you explained

il ait expliqué

he explained

elle ait expliqué

she explained

nous ayons expliqué

we explained

vous ayez expliqué

you explained

ils aient expliqué

they explained

elles aient expliqué

they explained

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plus-que-parfait du subjonctif

j'eusse expliqué

I would have explained

tu eusses expliqué

you would have explained

il eût expliqué

he would have explained

elle eût expliqué

she would have explained

nous eussions expliqué

we would have explained

vous eussiez expliqué

you would have explained

ils eussent expliqué

they would have explained

elles eussent expliqué

they would have explained

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impératif

Explique!

Explain! [you (familiar)]

Expliquons!

Let's explain!

Expliquez!

Explain! [you (formal)]