| Esittää (Present) "explain" | I | explain | |
| Kestopreesens (Present Continuous) "explain" | I | am explaining | |
| Taivutus (Simple past) "explain" | I | explained | |
| Ohi Jatkuva (Past Continuous) "explain" | I | was explaining | |
| Perfekti (Present perfect) "explain" | I | have explained | |
| Present kestopluskvamperfekti (Present perfect continuous) "explain" | I | have been explaining | |
| Pluskvamperfekti (Past perfect) "explain" | I | had explained | |
| Ohi kestopluskvamperfekti (Past perfect continuous) "explain" | I | had been explaining | |
| Tulevaisuus (Future) "explain" | I | will explain | |
| Tulevaisuudessa jatkuvan (Future continuous) "explain" | I | will be explaining | |
| Tulevaisuus täydellinen (Future perfect) "explain" | I | will have explained | |
| Tulevaisuuden kestopluskvamperfekti (Future perfect continuous) "explain" | I | will have been explaining |