| Present Tense | Past Tense | Future Tense |
|---|---|---|
| I explain | I explained | I shall/will explain |
| We explain | We explained | We shall/will explain |
| You explain | You explained | You will explain |
| He explains | He explained | He will explain |
| She explains | She explained | She will explain |
| It explains | It explained | It will explain |
| They explain | They explained | They will explain |
| Present Continuous | Past Continuous | Future Continuous |
|---|---|---|
| I am explaining | I was explaining | I shall/will be explaining |
| We are explaining | We were explaining | We shall/will be explaining |
| You are explaining | You were explaining | You will be explaining |
| He is explaining | He was explaining | He will be explaining |
| She is explaining | She was explaining | She will be explaining |
| It is explaining | It was explaining | It will be explaining |
| They are explaining | They were explaining | They will be explaining |
| Present Perfect | Past Perfect | Future Perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I have explained | I had explained | I shall/will have explained |
| We have explained | We had explained | We shall/will have explained |
| You have explained | You had explained | You will have explained |
| He has explained | He had explained | He will have explained |
| She has explained | She had explained | She will have explained |
| It has explained | It had explained | It will have explained |
| They have explained | They had explained | They will have explained |
| Present Perfect Continuous | Past Perfect Continuous | Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|---|---|
| I have been explaining | I had been explaining | I shall/will have been explaining |
| We have been explaining | We had been explaining | We shall/will have been explaining |
| You have been explaining | You had been explaining | You will have been explaining |
| He has been explaining | He had been explaining | He will have been explaining |
| She has been explaining | She had been explaining | She will have been explaining |
| It has been explaining | It had been explaining | It will have been explaining |
| They have been explaining | They had been explaining | They will have been explaining |