ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TELL
Old English tellan; related to Old Saxon tellian, Old High German zellen to tell, count, Old Norse telja.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TELL
PRESENT
Present
I tell
you tell
he/she/it tells
we tell
you tell
they tell
Present continuous
I am telling
you are telling
he/she/it is telling
we are telling
you are telling
they are telling
Present perfect
I have told
you have told
he/she/it has told
we have told
you have told
they have told
Present perfect continuous
I have been telling
you have been telling
he/she/it has been telling
we have been telling
you have been telling
they have been telling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I told
you told
he/she/it told
we told
you told
they told
Past continuous
I was telling
you were telling
he/she/it was telling
we were telling
you were telling
they were telling
Past perfect
I had told
you had told
he/she/it had told
we had told
you had told
they had told
Past perfect continuous
I had been telling
you had been telling
he/she/it had been telling
we had been telling
you had been telling
they had been telling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will tell
you will tell
he/she/it will tell
we will tell
you will tell
they will tell
Future continuous
I will be telling
you will be telling
he/she/it will be telling
we will be telling
you will be telling
they will be telling
Future perfect
I will have told
you will have told
he/she/it will have told
we will have told
you will have told
they will have told
Future perfect continuous
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
they will have been telling
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would tell
you would tell
he/she/it would tell
we would tell
you would tell
they would tell
Conditional continuous
I would be telling
you would be telling
he/she/it would be telling
we would be telling
you would be telling
they would be telling
Conditional perfect
I would have tell
you would have tell
he/she/it would have tell
we would have tell
you would have tell
they would have tell
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been telling
you would have been telling
he/she/it would have been telling
we would have been telling
you would have been telling
they would have been telling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you tell
we let´s tell
you tell
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
telling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «TELL»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
tell.
I have to tell you as a doctor, 25 years of practice, not as a politician using talking points, as somebody who has taken care of Medicare patients, we can make it a lot better.
I don't think Roger Dodger is really about men. I think it is more about relationships and about how you present yourself, not only to the opposite sex, but to yourself. What lies are you going to tell yourself in order to get through the day?
And while I might not always agree with the viewpoint I have to portray, because I play a district attorney, as an actress I can always tell myself that my character is trying to take the moral high ground.
I love Westerns and I remember as a kid climbing up on the couch and make it into a saddle and shoot guns and fall off. I would lay there after my death and my mom would tell me to eat lunch and I'd say, 'I'm still dead, Mom!' I was Method, even then.
I can tell you that I never begin working on a story until I have a title centered at the top of the first page.
I didn't want to tell the tree or weed what it was. I wanted it to tell me something and through me express its meaning in nature.
I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.
That's what Hubble can do for us. It can tell us whether the universe is expanding forever or if one day it's going to come back together.
Commercial movies have no feeling, no sensitivity. Most people tell me people won't understand films with feeling. But everyone can feel.
My friends and family are my support system. They tell me what I need to hear, not what I want to hear and they are there for me in the good and bad times. Without them I have no idea where I would be and I know that their love for me is what's keeping my head above the water.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TELL»
Discover the use of
tell in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
tell and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Left to
Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust
The remarkable New York Times bestseller has been updated with a new Afterword by Immaculée, in which she looks back at the 20 years that have passed since the Rwandan holocaust.
Immaculée Ilibagiza, 2014
2
How to
Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
It's a warning. 'How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You' is a hilarious, brilliant offering of cat comics, facts, and instructional guides from the creative wonderland at TheOatmeal.com.
Where was David that night, and what does he know about Phil? David has figured out the truth about his step-father, and the day his kid-brother died. What will it take for him to tell? And how did he know?
4
Tell Me a Story: Narrative and Intelligence
In this study by an expert on learning and computers, the author argues that artificial intelligence must be based on real human intelligence.
5
The Right to
Tell: The Role of Mass Media in Economic ...
This book explores the role of the news media in promoting equitable economic development, and considers the obstacles it faces as a catalyst for change and growth.
6
How to
Tell If Your Boyfriend is the Antichrist: (and If He ...
Enter award-winning illustrator Patricia Carlin's edgy, impulse-dating humour guide for the hip, young and urban.A cross between The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, The Rules and He's Just Not That Into You, it ...
This collection of four stories, "I Stand Here Ironing," "Hey Sailor, what Ship?," "O Yes," and "Tell me a Riddle," had become an American classic.
Tillie Olsen, Deborah Silverton Rosenfelt, 1995
8
Wake the Town &
Tell the People: Dancehall Culture in Jamaica
But beyond its importance as the 'first' study of dancehall, this book is outstanding because of its theoretical sophistication, its comprehensive scope, and its firm grounding in extensive fieldwork among dancehall participants.
9
The
Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes ...
"A profound intriguing and compelling guide to the intricacies of the human brain." —Oliver Sacks In this landmark work, V. S. Ramachandran investigates strange, unforgettable cases—from patients who believe they are dead to sufferers ...
The Clifton Chronicles is Jeffrey Archer’s most ambitious work in four decades as an international bestselling author. The epic tale of Harry Clifton’s life begins in 1919, in the backstreets of Bristol.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TELL»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
tell is used in the context of the following news items.
Review: 'Let Me Tell You' Collects Early Works by Shirley Jackson
Now Mr. Hyman and Ms. DeWitt have delivered a second collection, “Let Me Tell You,” comprising uncollected, early and in some cases previously unpublished ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Opinionator | 10 Things I'd Tell My Former (Medicated) Self
Tell everyone close to you that you're tapering off your meds. Tell them that if they think you seem down, they should speak up; you won't get defensive. Yes ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
'Let Me Tell You,' by Shirley Jackson
“I remember one spring morning I was on my way to the store,” Shirley Jackson writes in an essay in “Let Me Tell You,” this new collection of fiction and ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
How to Tell a Joke
Street jokes — the kind you read in a book or hear at summer camp and tell with the preface ''Want to hear a joke?'' — are almost never funny, Kondabolu says. «New York Times, Jul 15»
Shirley Jackson Gets To The Heart Of The Home In 'Let Me Tell You'
To read one of Shirley Jackson's signature works is to live in a house built on sand. From novels like We Have Always Lived in the Castle to the iconic "The ... «NPR, Jul 15»
Can your smartphone tell you if you have depression?
But smartphone apps might be able to handle some of that work, and at least tell you if you are at risk of depression, simply by collecting GPS and other data, ... «CNN, Jul 15»
Age Bias? Tell Us About It
Send your workplace conundrums to workologist@nytimes.com, including your name and contact information (even if you want it withheld for publication). «New York Times, Jul 15»
Guillaume Tell opera rape outcry is over offence to music, not women
A violent scene from Guillaume Tell. 'It is telling that a depiction of murder is something that … everyone needs to incorporate into their understanding of the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Guillaume Tell review - sex, violence and protracted booing
'The evening is hamstrung by the staging'. Sofia Fomina as Jemmy and Gerald Finley as Tell in Rossini's Guillaume Tell at London's Royal Opera House. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
The Short Stories We Tell Ourselves About Everyday Spending
In fact, I used to tell myself at least one new story every time I opened my credit card statement. “Oh,” I'd say to myself, “I was so busy last month, it makes perfect ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
