explicar
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Sacar is regular except for spelling. Before e we write qu to keep the k sound: saqué, saque (not *sace). So preterite saqué, subjunctive saque. Same rule as tocar (toqué), buscar (busqué).
Conjugation
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Subjuntivo
Subjunctive
Tiempo
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
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Indicativo — Indicative
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Imperativo — Imperative
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Formas impersonales
These are the non‑finite verb forms used in combinations and constructions.
- Infinitivo — explicar
- Infinitivo compuesto — haber explicado
- Gerundio — explicando
- Gerundio compuesto — habiendo explicado
- Participio — explicado
Key forms
yo
explico
tú
explicas
él/ella
explica
Use the present perfect for past actions that have a connection to the present or recent past.
Key forms
yo
he explicado
tú
has explicado
él/ella
ha explicado
Use the preterite to describe completed past actions with a clear beginning or end.
Key forms
yo
expliqué
tú
explicaste
él/ella
explicó
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past.
Key forms
yo
explicaba
tú
explicabas
él/ella
explicaba
Use the pluperfect (pluscuamperfecto) for past actions completed before another past action.
Key forms
yo
había explicado
tú
habías explicado
él/ella
había explicado
Use for past-before-past; mainly literary.
Key forms
yo
hube explicado
tú
hubiste explicado
él/ella
hubo explicado
Use the future to express actions that will happen, predictions, or probability.
Key forms
yo
explicaré
tú
explicarás
él/ella
explicará
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future in the past.
Key forms
yo
explicaría
tú
explicarías
él/ella
explicaría
Use the future perfect for actions that will have been completed by a future time.
Key forms
yo
habré explicado
tú
habrás explicado
él/ella
habrá explicado
Use the conditional perfect for hypothetical past actions or actions that would have been completed.
Key forms
yo
habría explicado
tú
habrías explicado
él/ella
habría explicado
Use the present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Key forms
yo
explique
tú
expliques
él/ella
explique
Use for past actions with present relevance in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
haya explicado
tú
hayas explicado
él/ella
haya explicado
Use for hypothetical or reported past (e.g. Si viviera…).
Key forms
yo
explicara (explicase)
tú
explicaras (explicases)
él/ella
explicara (explicase)
Use for past-before-past in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiera explicado (hubiese explicado)
tú
hubieras explicado (hubieses explicado)
él/ella
hubiera explicado (hubiese explicado)
Rare; legal/formal style.
Key forms
yo
explicare
tú
explicares
él/ella
explicare
Rare; future perfect in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiere explicado
tú
hubieres explicado
él/ella
hubiere explicado
Affirmative imperative only. Negative imperative is available as a separate tense.
Key forms
yo
—
tú
explica
él/ella
explique
Negative commands: use No + form (e.g. No hables.).
Key forms
yo
—
tú
expliques
él/ella
explique
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