How to conjugate explicar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

explicar
to explain
regular verb

Explicar means to make something clear or understandable by providing details or reasons. It is used when clarifying or giving an explanation about a topic or situation.

How to conjugate explicar in Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

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Indicative Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
explicaba
Tú
explicabas
Él / Ella / Usted
explicaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
explicábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
explicabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
explicaban

Examples of explicar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo explicaba la tarea a mis amigos.
I was explaining the homework to my friends.
Tú
Tú explicabas bien las instrucciones.
You used to explain the instructions well.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella explicaba el problema claramente.
She was explaining the problem clearly.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros explicábamos todo con paciencia.
We used to explain everything patiently.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros explicabais las reglas siempre.
You all used to explain the rules always.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos explicaban sus ideas claramente.
They were explaining their ideas clearly.

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Yo explicaba la tarea a mis amigos.

Other conjugations of explicar

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Indicative Present
Indicative Preterite
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Imperfect
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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