Verbo explain en inglés: conjugación completa
Diego De La Croix
Profesor bilingüe francés-español
El verbo inglés to explain significa «explicar» en español. Es un verbo regular que forma su pasado simple y participio pasado añadiendo -ed al infinitivo.
Conjugación de explain en indicativo
Present simple (presente simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | explain |
| you | explain |
| he/she/it | explains |
| we | explain |
| they | explain |
Present continuous (presente continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | am explaining |
| you | are explaining |
| he/she/it | is explaining |
| we | are explaining |
| they | are explaining |
Present perfect (pretérito perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | have explained |
| you | have explained |
| he/she/it | has explained |
| we | have explained |
| they | have explained |
Past simple (pasado simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | explained |
| you | explained |
| he/she/it | explained |
| we | explained |
| they | explained |
Past continuous (pasado continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | was explaining |
| you | were explaining |
| he/she/it | was explaining |
| we | were explaining |
| they | were explaining |
Past perfect (pluscuamperfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | had explained |
| you | had explained |
| he/she/it | had explained |
| we | had explained |
| they | had explained |
Future simple (futuro simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will explain |
| you | will explain |
| he/she/it | will explain |
| we | will explain |
| they | will explain |
Future perfect (futuro perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will have explained |
| you | will have explained |
| he/she/it | will have explained |
| we | will have explained |
| they | will have explained |
Conjugación de explain en condicional
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would explain |
| you | would explain |
| he/she/it | would explain |
| we | would explain |
| they | would explain |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would have explained |
| you | would have explained |
| he/she/it | would have explained |
| we | would have explained |
| they | would have explained |
Conjugación de explain en imperativo
Conjugación de explain en participio
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | explaining |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | explained |
Ejemplos
I explain every day.
Yo explico todos los días.
He explains regularly.
Él explica regularmente.
We explain together.
Nosotros explicamos juntos.
I explained yesterday.
Yo explicé ayer.
I have explained.
Yo he explicado.
I will explain tomorrow.
Yo explicaré mañana.
I am explaining right now.
Yo estoy explicando ahora mismo.
I like to explain.
Me gusta explicar.
You should explain more often.
Deberías explicar más a menudo.
Can you explain?
¿Puedes explicar?
Errores frecuentes
Olvidar la -s de la tercera persona: He explain en vez de He explains
Correcto: He/She/It explains
En el present simple, la tercera persona del singular (he/she/it) siempre añade -s o -es al verbo. Es el error más frecuente entre hispanohablantes.
Pronunciar la -ed como sílaba separada en todos los casos
Correcto: La -ed solo se pronuncia como sílaba extra (/ɪd/) tras t o d. Tras consonante sorda suena /t/, tras sonora /d/.
En español todas las sílabas se pronuncian, pero en inglés -ed no siempre es una sílaba: walked = /wɔːkt/ (una sílaba), wanted = /ˈwɒntɪd/ (dos sílabas).
Formar preguntas sin do/does: You explain? en vez de Do you explain?
Correcto: Do you explain? / Does he/she explain?
En español, la pregunta se forma con la entonación. En inglés, el present simple y past simple necesitan el auxiliar do/does/did para preguntas y negaciones.
Confundir present simple con present continuous: I explain vs I am explaining
Correcto: Hábito/general → I explain | Ahora mismo → I am explaining
El present simple se usa para hábitos y verdades generales, mientras que el present continuous se usa para acciones en progreso. En español a menudo se usa el mismo tiempo para ambos.
Comparación inglés / español
| Aspecto | Inglés | Español |
|---|---|---|
| Present simple | I explain | yo explico |
| Present simple (3rd person) | he/she explains | él/ella explica |
| Present continuous | I am explaining | yo estoy explicando |
| Past simple | I explained | yo explicé |
| Present perfect | I have explained | yo he explicado |
| Future simple | I will explain | yo explicaré |
| Negative | I don't explain | yo no explico |
| Question | Do you explain? | ¿tú explicas? |