| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | expliqueI explain | explique(that) I explain |
| tu | expliquesyou explain | expliques(that) you explain |
| il/elle/on | expliquehe/she/one explains | explique(that) he/she/one explains |
| nous | expliquonswe explain | expliquions(that) we explain |
| vous | expliquezyou all explain | expliquiez(that) you all explain |
| ils/elles | expliquentthey explain | expliquent(that) they explain |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | ai expliquéI have explained | aie expliqué(that) I have explained |
| tu | as expliquéyou have explained | aies expliqué(that) you have explained |
| il/elle/on | a expliquéhe/she/one has explained | ait expliqué(that) he/she/one has explained |
| nous | avons expliquéwe have explained | ayons expliqué(that) we have explained |
| vous | avez expliquéyou all have explained | ayez expliqué(that) you all have explained |
| ils/elles | ont expliquéthey have explained | aient expliqué(that) they have explained |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | expliquaisI was explaining | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | expliquaisyou were explaining | |
| il/elle/on | expliquaithe/she/one was explaining | |
| nous | expliquionswe were explaining | |
| vous | expliquiezyou all were explaining | |
| ils/elles | expliquaientthey were explaining |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | expliqueraiI will explain | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | expliquerasyou will explain | |
| il/elle/on | expliquerahe/she/one will explain | |
| nous | expliqueronswe will explain | |
| vous | expliquerezyou all will explain | |
| ils/elles | expliquerontthey will explain |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | expliqueraisI would explain | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | expliqueraisyou would explain | |
| il/elle/on | expliqueraithe/she/one would explain | |
| nous | expliquerionswe would explain | |
| vous | expliqueriezyou all would explain | |
| ils/elles | expliqueraientthey would explain |
| Pronoun | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| tu | expliqueexplain | n'explique pasdon't explain |
| nous | expliquonslet's explain | n'expliquons paslet's not explain |
| vous | expliquezexplain | n'expliquez pasdon't explain |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | avais expliquéI had explained | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | avais expliquéyou had explained | |
| il/elle/on | avait expliquéhe/she/one had explained | |
| nous | avions expliquéwe had explained | |
| vous | aviez expliquéyou all had explained | |
| ils/elles | avaient expliquéthey had explained |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | aurais expliquéI would have explained | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | aurais expliquéyou would have explained | |
| il/elle/on | aurait expliquéhe/she/one would have explained | |
| nous | aurions expliquéwe would have explained | |
| vous | auriez expliquéyou all would have explained | |
| ils/elles | auraient expliquéthey would have explained |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | aurai expliquéI will have explained | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | auras expliquéyou will have explained | |
| il/elle/on | aura expliquéhe/she/one will have explained | |
| nous | aurons expliquéwe will have explained | |
| vous | aurez expliquéyou all will have explained | |
| ils/elles | auront expliquéthey will have explained |
Only used in writing (novels, history, formal texts). In speech, French uses the passé composé instead.
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | expliquaiI explained | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | expliquasyou explained | |
| il/elle/on | expliquahe/she/one explained | |
| nous | expliquâmeswe explained | |
| vous | expliquâtesyou all explained | |
| ils/elles | expliquèrentthey explained |