What is difference between tell and told?

To tell v. means to say something to someone, often giving them information or instructions. For example: “I often tell people how to practise their English.” Told v. is the past simple and past participle of to tell.

How do you use tell and told in a sentence?

Say and tell are the two verbs most commonly used to report statements in English. We can use either say or tell to do this. The main difference is that when we use told we normally say who is spoken to, so we have to use it with a direct personal object.

What is the meaning of the word for Told?

1a : to relate in detail : narrate told the whole story to us. b : to give utterance to : say could never tell a lie. 2a : to make known : divulge, reveal don’t tell your password. b : to express in words she never told her love— William Shakespeare.

Did u tell or told?

In the first, the past tense is achieved by “did tell.” Did is the past tense of the infinitive form “to do,” it is conjugated as “do, did, done,” and here it is used to create the emphatic form of the verb “to tell”—”do tell, did tell, told.” I did what? I did tell, OR I told (with no “did”).

How do you use told in a sentence?

[M] [T] She told him that her father had died. [M] [T] She told him that she didn’t love him. [M] [T] They concluded that he had told a lie. [M] [T] You ought to have told me that before.

Did you tell or have you told?

“Did ….?” is used for something which was completed in the past, and is finished. “Did I tell you [yesterday/lastweek] to eat that?” “Have …?” means that the action began in the past, but has a bearing on the present, and [possibly] may be repeated. “Have I told you not to slam the doors?”

Did he tell or told?

What is the full form of told?

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What kind of word is told?

verb
The word ‘told’ is a verb. It is used as the simple past tense or past participle of the word ‘tell.

When did I tell or told?

When should I use said and told?

Said is used to report what someone else has spoken. Told is used to report what someone else has spoken to a specific person or a group of persons. Said is used prominently in indirect speech. Told is used generously in direct speech.

Is told a verb?

verb (used with object), told, tell·ing. to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell the story of Lincoln’s childhood. to make known by speech or writing (a fact, news, information, etc.); communicate. to announce or proclaim.

Was told synonyms?

caress

What is the past tense of told?

The past tense of tell is told. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of tell is tells. The present participle of tell is telling. The past participle of tell is told.

What does told off mean?

tell off. To castigate, rebuke, or reprimand one in a severe or merciless manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between “tell” and “off.”. It’s about time someone told Jim off for his lewd behavior in the office.