🇬🇧 tell

to inform, to narrate

English Irregular

Present

Simple Present Actions happening now or regularly
Person English Conjugation
I I tell
you you (singular) tell
he/she/it he/she/it tells
we we tell
you you (plural) tell
they they tell

Past

Simple Past Actions that happened in the past
Person English Conjugation
I I told
you you (singular) told
he/she/it he/she/it told
we we told
you you (plural) told
they they told

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Future

Simple Future Actions that will happen
Person English Conjugation
I I will tell
you you (singular) will tell
he/she/it he/she/it will tell
we we will tell
you you (plural) will tell
they they will tell

Present (-ing)

Present Continuous Actions happening right now
Person English Conjugation
I I am telling
you you (singular) are telling
he/she/it he/she/it is telling
we we are telling
you you (plural) are telling
they they are telling

Have done

Present Perfect Actions completed with present relevance
Person English Conjugation
I I have told
you you (singular) have told
he/she/it he/she/it has told
we we have told
you you (plural) have told
they they have told

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