Irregular VerbsPast tense of “tell”: told, told
The verb “tell” is irregular: its past simple is “told” and its past participle is “told”.
Base form (V1)
tell
/tɛl/
Past simple (V2)
told
/təʊld/
Past participle (V3)
told
/təʊld/
Meaning
to give someone information by speaking
Example
She told me an interesting story.
Pattern
ABB — past simple and past participle are the same
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