| Cadeau (Present) "explain" | I | explain | |
| Onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd (Present Continuous) "explain" | I | am explaining | |
| Onvoltooid verleden tijd (Simple past) "explain" | I | explained | |
| Onvoltooid verleden tijd (Past Continuous) "explain" | I | was explaining | |
| Voltooid tegenwoordige tijd (Present perfect) "explain" | I | have explained | |
| Tegenwoordige tijd continue (Present perfect continuous) "explain" | I | have been explaining | |
| Voltooid verleden tijd (Past perfect) "explain" | I | had explained | |
| Past perfect continue (Past perfect continuous) "explain" | I | had been explaining | |
| Toekomst (Future) "explain" | I | will explain | |
| Future continue (Future continuous) "explain" | I | will be explaining | |
| Toekomst perfect (Future perfect) "explain" | I | will have explained | |
| Future perfect continue (Future perfect continuous) "explain" | I | will have been explaining |