Italian reference
spiegare
to explain
Regular · 15 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I explain |
| tu | you explain |
| lui/lei | he/she explains; you (formal) explain |
| noi | we explain |
| voi | you (plural) explain |
| loro | they explain |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I explained; I have explained |
| tu | you explained; you have explained |
| lui/lei | he/she explained; he/she has explained; you (formal) explained; you (formal) have explained |
| noi | we explained; we have explained |
| voi | you (plural) explained; you (plural) have explained |
| loro | they explained; they have explained |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I used to explain |
| tu | you used to explain |
| lui/lei | he/she used to explain; you (formal) used to explain |
| noi | we used to explain |
| voi | you (plural) used to explain |
| loro | they used to explain |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had explained |
| tu | you had explained |
| lui/lei | he/she had explained; you (formal) had explained |
| noi | we had explained |
| voi | you (plural) had explained |
| loro | they had explained |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I explained |
| tu | you explained |
| lui/lei | he/she explained; you (formal) explained |
| noi | we explained |
| voi | you (plural) explained |
| loro | they explained |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had explained (before the next past event) |
| tu | you had explained (before the next past event) |
| lui/lei | he/she had explained (before the next past event); you (formal) had explained (before the next past event) |
| noi | we had explained (before the next past event) |
| voi | you (plural) had explained (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had explained (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will explain |
| tu | you will explain |
| lui/lei | he/she will explain; you (formal) will explain |
| noi | we will explain |
| voi | you (plural) will explain |
| loro | they will explain |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will have explained |
| tu | you will have explained |
| lui/lei | he/she will have explained; you (formal) will have explained |
| noi | we will have explained |
| voi | you (plural) will have explained |
| loro | they will have explained |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would explain |
| tu | you would explain |
| lui/lei | he/she would explain; you (formal) would explain |
| noi | we would explain |
| voi | you (plural) would explain |
| loro | they would explain |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would have explained |
| tu | you would have explained |
| lui/lei | he/she would have explained; you (formal) would have explained |
| noi | we would have explained |
| voi | you (plural) would have explained |
| loro | they would have explained |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I explain |
| tu | (that) you explain |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she explains; (that) you (formal) explain |
| noi | (that) we explain |
| voi | (that) you (plural) explain |
| loro | (that) they explain |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I have explained |
| tu | (that) you have explained |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she has explained; (that) you (formal) have explained |
| noi | (that) we have explained |
| voi | (that) you (plural) have explained |
| loro | (that) they have explained |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I explained |
| tu | (that) you explained |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she explained; (that) you (formal) explained |
| noi | (that) we explained |
| voi | (that) you (plural) explained |
| loro | (that) they explained |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I had explained |
| tu | (that) you had explained |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she had explained; (that) you (formal) had explained |
| noi | (that) we had explained |
| voi | (that) you (plural) had explained |
| loro | (that) they had explained |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | explain! |
| lui/lei | explain! (formal) |
| noi | let's explain! |
| voi | explain! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Italian entries.