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tell
EnglishFull conjugation
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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
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| I | tell |
| you | tell |
| he / she / it | tells |
| we | tell |
| you (plural) | tell |
| they | tell |
Past
Past
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| I | told |
| you | told |
| he / she / it | told |
| we | told |
| you (plural) | told |
| they | told |
Future with will
Future with will
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| you | tell |
Base form
Base form
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| base | tell |
Past participle
Past participle
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| past participle | told |
Present participle
Present participle
| 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.