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tell

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Irregular verb

Meaning dire (à qqn) · raconter (une histoire) · voir (que qqch est ainsi)

Examples

  • The twins look so alike that nobody can tell them apart. Les jumeaux se ressemblent tellement que personne n'arrive à les distinguer.

Present

Present simplePrésentA1

  • I tell
  • you tell
  • he/she/it tells
  • we tell
  • you tell (plural)
  • they tell
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Present continuousPrésent continuA1

  • I am telling
  • you are telling
  • he/she/it is telling
  • we are telling
  • you are telling (plural)
  • they are telling
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Present perfectA2

  • I have told
  • you have told
  • he/she/it has told
  • we have told
  • you have told (plural)
  • they have told
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Present perfect continuousB1

  • I have been telling
  • you have been telling
  • he/she/it has been telling
  • we have been telling
  • you have been telling (plural)
  • they have been telling
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In the grammar guide: Present simple · Present continuous · Present perfect · Present perfect continuous

Past Passé

Past simplePrétéritA1

  • I told
  • you told
  • he/she/it told
  • we told
  • you told (plural)
  • they told
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Past continuousPrétérit continuA2

  • I was telling
  • you were telling
  • he/she/it was telling
  • we were telling
  • you were telling (plural)
  • they were telling
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Past perfectPlus-que-parfaitB1

  • I had told
  • you had told
  • he/she/it had told
  • we had told
  • you had told (plural)
  • they had told
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Past perfect continuousB2

  • I had been telling
  • you had been telling
  • he/she/it had been telling
  • we had been telling
  • you had been telling (plural)
  • they had been telling
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In the grammar guide: Past simple · Past continuous · Past perfect · Past perfect continuous

Future Futur

Future with willFutur simpleA2

  • I will tell
  • you will tell
  • he/she/it will tell
  • we will tell
  • you will tell (plural)
  • they will tell
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Future with going toFutur procheA1

  • I am going to tell
  • you are going to tell
  • he/she/it is going to tell
  • we are going to tell
  • you are going to tell (plural)
  • they are going to tell
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Future continuousB1

  • I will be telling
  • you will be telling
  • he/she/it will be telling
  • we will be telling
  • you will be telling (plural)
  • they will be telling
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Future perfectFutur antérieurB2

  • I will have told
  • you will have told
  • he/she/it will have told
  • we will have told
  • you will have told (plural)
  • they will have told
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Future perfect continuousB2

  • I will have been telling
  • you will have been telling
  • he/she/it will have been telling
  • we will have been telling
  • you will have been telling (plural)
  • they will have been telling
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In the grammar guide: Future with will · Future with going to · Future continuous · Future perfect · Future perfect continuous

Conditional Conditionnel

ConditionalConditionnel présentB1

  • I would tell
  • you would tell
  • he/she/it would tell
  • we would tell
  • you would tell (plural)
  • they would tell
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Conditional perfectConditionnel passéB1

  • I would have told
  • you would have told
  • he/she/it would have told
  • we would have told
  • you would have told (plural)
  • they would have told
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In the grammar guide: Conditional

Imperative Impératif

ImperativeImpératifA1

  • (you) tell
  • (you) tell (plural)
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In the grammar guide: Imperative

Infinitive and participles Formes impersonnelles

InfinitiveInfinitifA1

  • tell

-ing formForme en -ingA1

  • telling

Past participleParticipe passéA2

  • told

In the grammar guide: -ing form · Past participle

irregular form