Irregular VerbsPast tense of “foretell”: foretold, foretold
The verb “foretell” is irregular: its past simple is “foretold” and its past participle is “foretold”.
Base form (V1)
foretell
/fɔːˈtɛl/
Past simple (V2)
foretold
/fɔːˈtəʊld/
Past participle (V3)
foretold
/fɔːˈtəʊld/
Meaning
to say what will happen before it happens
Example
The old man foretold the disaster.
Pattern
ABB — past simple and past participle are the same
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