Explicar Preterite Tense Conjugation - Spanish Preterite Tense Verb Conjugation - Conjugate Explicar in Spanish Preterite Tense
Explicar is a Spanish verb meaning to explain. Explicar is conjugated as an irregular verb in the preterite tense. Explicar appears on the 100 Most Used Spanish Preterite Tense Verbs Poster as the 41st most used irregular verb.
Explicar Conjugation: Preterite Tense
| yo | expliqué |
| tú | explicaste |
| él/ella | explicó |
| ns. | explicamos |
| vs. | explicasteis |
| ellos/ellas | explicaron |
*Irregular forms in bold.
Explicar Participio
The participio of Explicar is explicado. The present perfect tense is formed by combining the auxiliary verb haber with the participio.
Explicar Imperfect Root
The imperfect root of Explicar is explicaba. The imperfect tense is rarely irregular and can be easily conjugated from this form, which is the yo, and él/ella conjugation.
Regular vs. Irregular Verbs
A verb is called a regular verb when its conjugation follows a typical pattern. A verb which does not follow these patterns exactly is called an irregular verb. In Spanish Preterite Tense, the 3 regular patterns are for verbs ending in ar, er, and ir.
Spanish Preterite Tense Conjugation Chart
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