Meaning: say or write (something) in order to give information; describe or inform about something
Tell Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Infinitive/Base Form (V1) | Tell |
| Past Tense (V2) | Told |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | Told |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4) | Telling |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5) | Tells |
Tell Past Tense:
Past Tense of Tell is Told.
Example: Sarah told the truth.
Tell Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Tell is Told.
Example: Sarah has told the truth.
Tell Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Tell is Telling.
Example: Sarah is telling the truth.
Tell 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Tell is Tells.
Example: Sarah tells the truth.
Tell Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I tell the truth.
- We/You/They tell the truth.
- He/She/It/Adam tells the truth.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am telling the truth.
- We/You/They are telling the truth.
- He/She/It/Adam is telling the truth.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have told the truth.
- We/You/They have told the truth.
- He/She/It/Adam has told the truth.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been telling the truth.
- We/You/They have been telling the truth.
- He/She/It/Adam has been telling the truth.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I told the truth.
- We/You/They told the truth.
- He/She/It/Adam told the truth.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was telling the truth.
- We/You/They were telling the truth.
- He/She/It/Adam was telling the truth.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been telling the truth.
- We/You/They had been telling the truth.
- He/She/It/Adam had been telling the truth.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had told the truth.
- We/You/They had told the truth.
- He/She/It/Adam had told the truth.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will/shall tell the truth.
- We/You/They will/shall tell the truth.
- He/She/It/Adam will tell the truth.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be telling the truth.
- We/You/They will be telling the truth.
- He/She/It/Adam will be telling the truth.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have told the truth.
- We/You/They will have told the truth.
- He/She/It/Adam will have told the truth.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been telling the truth.
- We/You/They will have been telling the truth.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been telling the truth.
Past Tense of Tell Phrasal Verbs
| Tell Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Tell off | Told off |
| Tell on | Told on |
| Tell about | Told about |
| Tell for | Told for |
| Tell of | Told of |
| Tell against | Told against |
| Tell apart | Told apart |
| Tell with | Told with |
| Tell back | Told back |
| Tell into | Told into |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Tell?
Future Tense of tell is “will tell”.
What is the Present Tense of Tell?
Present Tense of tell is “tell + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | tell |
| He/she/it/singular name | tells |
| Present participle | telling |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Tell?
Past perfect tense of take is “had told”.
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