Tell Verb Forms: Past Tense and Past Participle (V1 V2 V3)

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 past tense

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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Last updated on May 25th, 2023 at 02:05 pm