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explicar Future Conjugation

explicar — to explain

A1regular (-ar ending) with a minor spelling change (c to qu) to maintain the hard 'k' sound in some forms. -ar★★★★★
Quick answer:

The future tense of explicar is fully regular: explicaré, explicarás, explicará, explicaremos, explicaréis, explicarán.

explicar Future Forms

yoexplicaré
túexplicarás
él/ella/ustedexplicará
nosotrosexplicaremos
vosotrosexplicaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesexplicarán

When to Use the Future

Use this to talk about what you will explain later or to express probability about an explanation happening.

Notes on explicar in the Future

Explicar is completely regular in the future tense; just add the endings to the infinitive.

Example Sentences

  • Mañana te explicaré cómo funciona el programa.

    Tomorrow I will explain to you how the program works.

    yo

  • Ellos explicarán los detalles en la reunión.

    They will explain the details in the meeting.

    ellos/ellas/ustedes

  • Supongo que nos explicarán el motivo pronto.

    I suppose they will explain the reason to us soon.

    ellos/ellas/ustedes

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Forgetting the accent marks on future endings.

    Correct: explicaré, explicarás, explicará, explicarán

    Why: All future tense forms except 'nosotros' require an accent mark on the final syllable.

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Related Tenses

Present

yo: explico

The present tense of explicar is regular: explico, explicas, explica, explicamos, explicáis, explican.

Preterite

yo: expliqué

The preterite of explicar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: expliqué.

Imperfect

yo: explicaba

The imperfect of explicar is regular: explicaba, explicabas, explicaba, explicábamos, explicabais, explicaban.

Conditional

yo: explicaría

The conditional of explicar is regular: explicaría, explicarías, explicaría, explicaríamos, explicaríais, explicarían.

Present Subjunctive

yo: explique

The present subjunctive of explicar features a 'c' to 'qu' spelling change: explique, expliques, explique, expliquemos, expliquéis, expliquen.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yo: explicara

The imperfect subjunctive of explicar is regular: explicara, explicaras, explicara, explicáramos, explicarais, explicaran.

Affirmative Imperative

yo: explica

The affirmative imperative of explicar uses 'explica' (tú) and 'explique' (usted).

Negative Imperative

yo: no expliques

The negative imperative of explicar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no expliques, no explique, no expliquen.