explicar
B1to explain
explicar in every tense
All six simple tenses of explicar, every person included.
Presente (present)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | explico |
| tú | explicas |
| él/ella/usted | explica |
| nosotros | explicamos |
| vosotros | explicáis |
| ellos/ustedes | explican |
Pretérito indefinido (preterite)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | expliqué |
| tú | explicaste |
| él/ella/usted | explicó |
| nosotros | explicamos |
| vosotros | explicasteis |
| ellos/ustedes | explicaron |
Pretérito imperfecto (imperfect)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | explicaba |
| tú | explicabas |
| él/ella/usted | explicaba |
| nosotros | explicábamos |
| vosotros | explicabais |
| ellos/ustedes | explicaban |
Futuro simple (future)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | explicaré |
| tú | explicarás |
| él/ella/usted | explicará |
| nosotros | explicaremos |
| vosotros | explicaréis |
| ellos/ustedes | explicarán |
Condicional simple (conditional)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | explicaría |
| tú | explicarías |
| él/ella/usted | explicaría |
| nosotros | explicaríamos |
| vosotros | explicaríais |
| ellos/ustedes | explicarían |
Presente de subjuntivo (present subjunctive)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | explique |
| tú | expliques |
| él/ella/usted | explique |
| nosotros | expliquemos |
| vosotros | expliquéis |
| ellos/ustedes | expliquen |
spelling -car > -qu-
explicar in example sentences
Forms of explicar appear in 242 of 223,093 short Tatoeba Spanish sentences that have an English translation. The conjugated form is highlighted.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.
Words from the explicar family
Forms of explicar with their own word page:
Nouns and adjectives built on the same stem:
Verbs conjugated like explicar
The same pattern (spelling -car > -qu-), nearest in the frequency list:
Make explicar automatic
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"explicar" is #1,824 in the frequency list - see its word page