| Närvarande (Present) "explain" | I | explain | |
| Present Kontinuerlig (Present Continuous) "explain" | I | am explaining | |
| Enkel förflutna (Simple past) "explain" | I | explained | |
| Förbi kontinuerlig (Past Continuous) "explain" | I | was explaining | |
| Perfekt (Present perfect) "explain" | I | have explained | |
| Perfekt kontinuerlig (Present perfect continuous) "explain" | I | have been explaining | |
| Pluskvamperfekt (Past perfect) "explain" | I | had explained | |
| Pluskvamperfekt kontinuerlig (Past perfect continuous) "explain" | I | had been explaining | |
| Framtida (Future) "explain" | I | will explain | |
| Framtida kontinuerlig (Future continuous) "explain" | I | will be explaining | |
| Future Perfect (Future perfect) "explain" | I | will have explained | |
| Future Perfect kontinuerliga (Future perfect continuous) "explain" | I | will have been explaining |