has been explaining

-ha estado explicando

Present perfect progressivehe/sheconjugation ofexplain.

explain

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Present:	explaining
Past:	explained

Indicative of "explain"

	Present	Past	Future
I	explain	explained	will explain
you	explain	explained	will explain
he/she	explains	explained	will explain
we	explain	explained	will explain
you	explain	explained	will explain
they	explain	explained	will explain

Perfect of "explain"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have explained	had explained	will have explained
you	have explained	had explained	will have explained
he/she	has explained	had explained	will have explained
we	have explained	had explained	will have explained
you	have explained	had explained	will have explained
they	have explained	had explained	will have explained

Imperative of "explain"

	Affirmative	Negative
I	-	-
you	explain	don't explain
he/she	-	-
we	let's explain	let's not explain
you	explain	don't explain
they	-	-

Progressive of "explain"

	Present	Past	Future
I	am explaining	was explaining	will be explaining
you	are explaining	were explaining	will be explaining
he/she	is explaining	was explaining	will be explaining
we	are explaining	were explaining	will be explaining
you	are explaining	were explaining	will be explaining
they	are explaining	were explaining	will be explaining

Perfect Progressive of "explain"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have been explaining	had been explaining	will have been explaining
you	have been explaining	had been explaining	will have been explaining
he/she	has been explaining	had been explaining	will have been explaining
we	have been explaining	had been explaining	will have been explaining
you	have been explaining	had been explaining	will have been explaining
they	have been explaining	had been explaining	will have been explaining

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