英語「explain」の動詞活用・時制一覧

英語の動詞「explain」の活用形と時制を一覧で紹介します。

「explain」の活用形

「explain」の活用形は以下の通りです。

原形｜explain
三単現｜explains
過去形｜explained
過去分詞｜explained
現在分詞｜explaining

「explain」の意味と使い方とは
「explain」は主に「説明する」という意味で使われます。何かを理解させるために、詳しく述べる行為を指します。例えば、「explain the rules of the game」（ゲームのルールを説明する）のように使います。また、「理由を説明する」という意味もあり、「explain why you were late」（遅刻した理由を説明する）のように使われます。さらに、自分の行動や意見を弁明する際にも使われ、「explain your actions」（自分の行動を説明する）のように表現できます。説明の対象は、事実、概念、意見、行動など多岐にわたります。文脈によってニュアンスが異なり、単に情報を伝えるだけでなく、相手に納得してもらう意図が含まれる場合もあります。

「explain」の時制一覧

「explain」の時制は以下の通りです。

現在形
I explain
You explain
He/She/It explains
We explain
They explain

過去形
I explained
You explained
He/She/It explained
We explained
They explained

現在完了形
I have explained
You have explained
He/She/It has explained
We have explained
They have explained

現在進行形
I am explaining
You are explaining
He/She/It is explaining
We are explaining
They are explaining

未来形
I will explain
You will explain
He/She/It will explain
We will explain
They will explain

過去進行形
I was explaining
You were explaining
He/She/It was explaining
We were explaining
They were explaining

未来進行形
I will be explaining
You will be explaining
He/She/It will be explaining
We will be explaining
They will be explaining

過去完了形
I had explained
You had explained
He/She/It had explained
We had explained
They had explained

未来完了形
I will have explained
You will have explained
He/She/It will have explained
We will have explained
They will have explained

現在完了進行形
I have been explaining
You have been explaining
He/She/It has been explaining
We have been explaining
They have been explaining

過去完了進行形
I had been explaining
You had been explaining
He/She/It had been explaining
We had been explaining
They had been explaining

未来完了進行形
I will have been explaining
You will have been explaining
He/She/It will have been explaining
We will have been explaining
They will have been explaining

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