Tell: tell – told – told
Irregular verb, level A1.
Base form (V1)tell
Past simple (V2)told
Past participle (V3)told
Meaning
To say something to someone, to give information.
Examples for each form
Base form (V1)
I tell my mother everything.
Past simple (V2)
He told me a funny story.
Past participle (V3)
She has told us the news.
Check yourself
Write the past simple and the past participle of tell.
Verbs that change the same way
Past simple and past participle are the same
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