Friday

May 15, 2026

English
Conjugation

tell tales

Language English
IndicativePresent
  • I tell
  • you tell
  • you tell
  • he/she/it tells
  • we tell
  • they tell
IndicativePreterite
  • I told
  • you told
  • you told
  • he/she/it told
  • we told
  • they told
IndicativePresent continuous
  • I am telling
  • you are telling
  • you are telling
  • he/she/it is telling
  • we are telling
  • they are telling
IndicativePresent perfect
  • I have told
  • you have told
  • you have told
  • he/she/it has told
  • we have told
  • they have told
IndicativeFuture
  • I will tell
  • you will tell
  • you will tell
  • he/she/it will tell
  • we will tell
  • they will tell
IndicativeFuture perfect
  • I will have told
  • you will have told
  • you will have told
  • he/she/it will have told
  • we will have told
  • they will have told
IndicativePast continous
  • I was telling
  • you were telling
  • you were telling
  • he/she/it was telling
  • we were telling
  • they were telling
IndicativePast perfect
  • I had told
  • you had told
  • you had told
  • he/she/it had told
  • we had told
  • they had told
IndicativeFuture continuous
  • I will be telling
  • you will be telling
  • you will be telling
  • he/she/it will be telling
  • we will be telling
  • they will be telling
IndicativePresent perfect continuous
  • I have been telling
  • you have been telling
  • you have been telling
  • he/she/it has been telling
  • we have been telling
  • they have been telling
IndicativePast perfect continuous
  • I had been telling
  • you had been telling
  • you had been telling
  • he/she/it had been telling
  • we had been telling
  • they had been telling
IndicativeFuture perfect continuous
  • I will have been telling
  • you will have been telling
  • you will have been telling
  • he/she/it will have been telling
  • we will have been telling
  • they will have been telling
ParticiplePresent
  • telling
ParticiplePast
  • told
Perfect participle
  • having told

Examples

My granddad used to tell tales with his hands.
Besides, I learned a long time ago not to tell tales about folks who stay here.