expliquer
to explainRegular -erje, tu, il ਅਤੇ ils ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ — -e, -es ਅਤੇ -ent ਸਾਰੇ ਚੁੱਪ ਹਨ। ਸਿਰਫ਼ nous (-ons) ਅਤੇ vous (-ez) ਵੱਖਰੇ ਸੁਣਾਈ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | expliquesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai expliqué | expliquaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais expliquer | expliqueraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | expliquessounds the same as another form in this tense | as expliquésounds the same as another form in this tense | expliquaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas expliquersounds the same as another form in this tense | expliquerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | expliquesounds the same as another form in this tense | a expliquésounds the same as another form in this tense | expliquaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va expliquersounds the same as another form in this tense | expliquerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | expliquons | avons expliqué | expliquions | allons expliquer | expliqueronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | expliquez | avez expliqué | expliquiez | allez expliquer | expliquerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | expliquentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont expliqué | expliquaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont expliquer | expliquerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. explique covers both "I explain" and "I am explaining" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and expliqué does not — ai expliqué.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so expliquons gives you expliquais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; expliquer never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on expliquer-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about expliquer
The past participle is expliqué, and it takes avoir in the passé composé — so it never changes shape, whoever the subject is. No agreement to remember here.
The futur simple is built on expliquer-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In both the present and the imparfait, je, tu, il/elle and ils/elles are one sound: explique, expliques, expliquent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know expliquons you already know expliquais, expliquait and expliquaient. Futur proche keeps expliquer untouched.