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explicar
to explain
Regular · 24 form tables
Brazilian Portuguese, with você, a gente and vocês. The tables also include personal infinitives; supplied tu commands appear under other forms.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I explain |
| você, ele, ela | you explain; he/she explains |
| nós | we explain |
| a gente | we explain |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) explain; they explain |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am explaining |
| você, ele, ela | you are explaining; he/she is explaining |
| nós | we are explaining |
| a gente | we are explaining |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are explaining; they are explaining |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was explaining |
| você, ele, ela | you were explaining; he/she was explaining |
| nós | we were explaining |
| a gente | we were explaining |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were explaining; they were explaining |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I explained |
| você, ele, ela | you explained; he/she explained |
| nós | we explained |
| a gente | we explained |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) explained; they explained |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I used to explain |
| você, ele, ela | you used to explain; he/she used to explain |
| nós | we used to explain |
| a gente | we used to explain |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) used to explain; they used to explain |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been explaining |
| você, ele, ela | you have been explaining; he/she has been explaining |
| nós | we have been explaining |
| a gente | we have been explaining |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been explaining; they have been explaining |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had explained |
| você, ele, ela | you had explained; he/she had explained |
| nós | we had explained |
| a gente | we had explained |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had explained; they had explained |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had explained |
| você, ele, ela | you had explained; he/she had explained |
| nós | we had explained |
| a gente | we had explained |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had explained; they had explained |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will explain |
| você, ele, ela | you will explain; he/she will explain |
| nós | we will explain |
| a gente | we will explain |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will explain; they will explain |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have explained |
| você, ele, ela | you will have explained; he/she will have explained |
| nós | we will have explained |
| a gente | we will have explained |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have explained; they will have explained |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to explain |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to explain; he/she is going to explain |
| nós | we are going to explain |
| a gente | we are going to explain |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to explain; they are going to explain |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to explain |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to explain; he/she was going to explain |
| nós | we were going to explain |
| a gente | we were going to explain |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to explain; they were going to explain |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would explain |
| você, ele, ela | you would explain; he/she would explain |
| nós | we would explain |
| a gente | we would explain |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would explain; they would explain |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have explained |
| você, ele, ela | you would have explained; he/she would have explained |
| nós | we would have explained |
| a gente | we would have explained |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have explained; they would have explained |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I explain |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you explain; (that) he/she explains |
| nós | (that) we explain |
| a gente | (that) we explain |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) explain; (that) they explain |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I explained |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you explained; (if) he/she explained |
| nós | (if) we explained |
| a gente | (if) we explained |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) explained; (if) they explained |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have explained |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have explained; (that) he/she has explained |
| nós | (that) we have explained |
| a gente | (that) we have explained |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have explained; (that) they have explained |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had explained |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had explained; (that) he/she had explained |
| nós | (that) we had explained |
| a gente | (that) we had explained |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had explained; (that) they had explained |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I explain |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you explain; (when/if) he/she explains |
| nós | (when/if) we explain |
| a gente | (when/if) we explain |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) explain; (when/if) they explain |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have explained |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have explained; (when/if) he/she has explained |
| nós | (when/if) we have explained |
| a gente | (when/if) we have explained |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have explained; (when/if) they have explained |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | explain! |
| nós | let's explain! |
| vocês, eles, elas | explain! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not explain! |
| nós | let's not explain! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not explain! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to explain |
| você, ele, ela | for you to explain; for him/her to explain |
| nós | for us to explain |
| a gente | for us to explain |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to explain; for them to explain |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have explained |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have explained; for him/her to have explained |
| nós | for us to have explained |
| a gente | for us to have explained |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have explained; for them to have explained |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Portuguese entries.