English Verb - To Explain Infinitive - to explain Present participle - explaining Past participle - explained 1. Present Tense Singular I explain You explain He/she/it explains Plural We explain You explain They explain 2. Present Progressive Tense Singular I am explaining You are explaining He/she/it is explaining Plural We are explaining You are explaining They are explaining 3. Past Tense Singular I explained You explained He/she/it explained Plural We explained You explained They explained 4. Present Perfect Tense Singular I have explained You have explained He/she/it has explained Plural We have explained You have explained They have explained 5. Present Perfect Progressive Tense Singular I have been explaining You have been explaining He/she/it has been explaining Plural We have been explaining You have been explaining They have been explaining 6. Past Progressive Tense Singular I was explaining You were explaining He/she/it was explaining Plural We were explaining You were explaining They were explaining 7. Past Perfect Tense Singular I had explained You had explained He/she/it had explained Plural We had explained You had explained They had explained 8. Past Perfect Progressive Tense Singular I had been explaining You had been explaining He/she/it had been explaining Plural We had been explaining You had been explaining They had been explaining 9. Future Tense Singular I will explain You will explain He/she/it will explain Plural We will explain You will explain They will explain 10. Future Progressive Tense Singular I will be explaining You will be explaining He/she/it will be explaining Plural We will be explaining You will be explaining They will be explaining 11. Future Perfect Tense Singular I will have explained You will have explained He/she/it will have explained Plural We will have explained You will have explained They will have explained 12. Future Perfect Progressive Tense Singular I will have been explaining You will have been explaining He/she/it will have been explaining Plural We will have been explaining You will have been explaining They will have been explaining