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tell

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English verb forms

Affirmative forms for the word or expression. Complements, object position and the natural choice of tense depend on the sense and context.

Indicative and conditional14 tables

Present

Present conjugation of tell
Subject	Form
I	tell
you	tell
he / she / it	tells
we	tell
you (plural)	tell
they	tell

Past

Past conjugation of tell
Subject	Form
I	told
you	told
he / she / it	told
we	told
you (plural)	told
they	told

Future with will

Future with will conjugation of tell
Subject	Form
I	will tell
you	will tell
he / she / it	will tell
we	will tell
you (plural)	will tell
they	will tell

Present progressive

Present progressive conjugation of tell
Subject	Form
I	am telling
you	are telling
he / she / it	is telling
we	are telling
you (plural)	are telling
they	are telling

Past progressive

Past progressive conjugation of tell
Subject	Form
I	was telling
you	were telling
he / she / it	was telling
we	were telling
you (plural)	were telling
they	were telling

Future progressive

Future progressive conjugation of tell
Subject	Form
I	will be telling
you	will be telling
he / she / it	will be telling
we	will be telling
you (plural)	will be telling
they	will be telling

Present perfect

Present perfect conjugation of tell
Subject	Form
I	have told
you	have told
he / she / it	has told
we	have told
you (plural)	have told
they	have told

Past perfect

Past perfect conjugation of tell
Subject	Form
I	had told
you	had told
he / she / it	had told
we	had told
you (plural)	had told
they	had told

Future perfect

Future perfect conjugation of tell
Subject	Form
I	will have told
you	will have told
he / she / it	will have told
we	will have told
you (plural)	will have told
they	will have told

Present perfect progressive

Present perfect progressive conjugation of tell
Subject	Form
I	have been telling
you	have been telling
he / she / it	has been telling
we	have been telling
you (plural)	have been telling
they	have been telling

Past perfect progressive

Past perfect progressive conjugation of tell
Subject	Form
I	had been telling
you	had been telling
he / she / it	had been telling
we	had been telling
you (plural)	had been telling
they	had been telling

Future perfect progressive

Future perfect progressive conjugation of tell
Subject	Form
I	will have been telling
you	will have been telling
he / she / it	will have been telling
we	will have been telling
you (plural)	will have been telling
they	will have been telling

Conditional with would

Conditional with would conjugation of tell
Subject	Form
I	would tell
you	would tell
he / she / it	would tell
we	would tell
you (plural)	would tell
they	would tell

Conditional perfect

Conditional perfect conjugation of tell
Subject	Form
I	would have told
you	would have told
he / she / it	would have told
we	would have told
you (plural)	would have told
they	would have told

Other forms4 tables

Imperative

Imperative conjugation of tell
Subject	Form
you	tell

Base form

Base form conjugation of tell
Subject	Form
base	tell

Past participle

Past participle conjugation of tell
Subject	Form
past participle	told

Present participle

Present participle conjugation of tell
Subject	Form
present participle	telling

Standard forms for tell. Active affirmative forms and principal parts are shown; passive constructions and other modal auxiliaries are not tabulated.