expliquer
A1#421Hear it
verb
- to explain
Forms
Present
| I | explique |
|---|---|
| you | expliques |
| he, she, it | explique |
| we | expliquons |
| you (plural) | expliquez |
| they | expliquent |
Imperfect
| I | expliquais |
|---|---|
| you | expliquais |
| he, she, it | expliquait |
| we | expliquions |
| you (plural) | expliquiez |
| they | expliquaient |
Past historic
| I | expliquai |
|---|---|
| you | expliquas |
| he, she, it | expliqua |
| we | expliquâmes |
| you (plural) | expliquâtes |
| they | expliquèrent |
Future
| I | expliquerai |
|---|---|
| you | expliqueras |
| he, she, it | expliquera |
| we | expliquerons |
| you (plural) | expliquerez |
| they | expliqueront |
Conditional
| I | expliquerais |
|---|---|
| you | expliquerais |
| he, she, it | expliquerait |
| we | expliquerions |
| you (plural) | expliqueriez |
| they | expliqueraient |
Subjunctive
| I | explique |
|---|---|
| you | expliques |
| he, she, it | explique |
| we | expliquions |
| you (plural) | expliquiez |
| they | expliquent |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | expliquasse |
|---|---|
| you | expliquasses |
| he, she, it | expliquât |
| we | expliquassions |
| you (plural) | expliquassiez |
| they | expliquassent |
Imperative
| you | explique |
|---|---|
| we | expliquons |
| you (plural) | expliquez |
Other forms
| infinitive | expliquer |
|---|---|
| past participle | expliqué |
| gerund | expliquant |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- – Je n'ai pas pu venir plus tôt, expliqua le curé."I couldn't come earlier," explained the priest.B1Maria Chapdelaine
- – Comment! expliquez...- How so! Explain...B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
- Là seulement, on leur expliqua ce dont il était question.Only then were they explained what was being discussed.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- Je m'expliquerai en moins de mots sur le problème suivant:I will explain in less words the following problem:C1Histoire du Canada, tome I