regular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | explain |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | explained |
| V3 (Past participle) | explained |
| V-ing (Present participle) | explaining |
| -s form (he / she / it) | explains |
| हिंदी अर्थ | समझाना |
“Explain the rule again.”
explain also has a full vocabulary entry — verb, हिंदी समझाना. To make something clear.
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| exclude | excluded | excluded | बाहर रखना | regular |
| excuse | excused | excused | माफ़ करना | regular |
| exercise | exercised | exercised | व्यायाम करना | regular |
| exist | existed | existed | अस्तित्व में होना | regular |
| expect | expected | expected | अपेक्षा करना | regular |
| experiment | experimented | experimented | प्रयोग करना | regular |
| explode | exploded | exploded | फटना, विस्फोट होना | regular |
| explore | explored | explored | खोजबीन करना | regular |
| expose | exposed | exposed | उजागर करना | regular |
| express | expressed | expressed | व्यक्त करना | regular |
| extend | extended | extended | बढ़ाना, विस्तार करना | regular |
Alphabetical neighbours from the same verb list — useful when you are revising a range, not just one verb.
abandon · absorb · accelerate · accept · accompany · accuse · achieve · act · add · adjust · advertise · advise
V1 (base form) is explain, V2 (past simple) is explained, and V3 (past participle) is explained. The -ing form is explaining and the he / she / it form is explains.
It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is the base plus -ed (explain → explained), which is the regular pattern. The portal rates it easy.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Explained at six. V3 is never used on its own: it follows has / have / had in the perfect tenses, and am / is / are / was / were in the passive voice.
It means समझाना.
Yes — it is flagged IELTS-relevant on the portal, which means it shows up often in reading and writing tasks. Knowing all five forms matters because IELTS uses the perfect tense and the passive voice heavily.
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