Verbo tell: pasado, participio y conjugación

tell significa «decir, contar, avisar». Es un verbo irregular: su pasado es told y su participio told.

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Formas del verbo tell

Forma	Inglés	Pronunciación
Infinitivo	tell	/tɛl/
Pasado simple	told	/toʊld/
Participio pasado	told	/toʊld/
Gerundio (-ing)	telling
3.ª persona (he/she/it)	tells

Forma

Inglés

Pronunciación

Infinitivo

tell

/tɛl/

Pasado simple

told

/toʊld/

Participio pasado

told

/toʊld/

Gerundio (-ing)

telling

3.ª persona (he/she/it)

tells

Conjugación del verbo tell

Formas afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa en inglés americano. «You» sirve para tú y para ustedes/vosotros.

Presente simple (Present simple)Hábitos, rutinas y verdades generales.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I tell	I don't tell	Do I tell?
tú	You tell	You don't tell	Do you tell?
él / ella	He/she/it tells	He/she/it doesn't tell	Does he/she/it tell?
nosotros	We tell	We don't tell	Do we tell?
ustedes / vosotros	You tell	You don't tell	Do you tell?
ellos / ellas	They tell	They don't tell	Do they tell?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I tell

I don't tell

Do I tell?

tú

You tell

You don't tell

Do you tell?

él / ella

He/she/it tells

He/she/it doesn't tell

Does he/she/it tell?

nosotros

We tell

We don't tell

Do we tell?

ustedes / vosotros

You tell

You don't tell

Do you tell?

ellos / ellas

They tell

They don't tell

Do they tell?

Presente continuo (Present continuous)Acciones en curso ahora o planes cercanos.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I am telling	I'm not telling	Am I telling?
tú	You are telling	You aren't telling	Are you telling?
él / ella	He/she/it is telling	He/she/it isn't telling	Is he/she/it telling?
nosotros	We are telling	We aren't telling	Are we telling?
ustedes / vosotros	You are telling	You aren't telling	Are you telling?
ellos / ellas	They are telling	They aren't telling	Are they telling?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I am telling

I'm not telling

Am I telling?

tú

You are telling

You aren't telling

Are you telling?

él / ella

He/she/it is telling

He/she/it isn't telling

Is he/she/it telling?

nosotros

We are telling

We aren't telling

Are we telling?

ustedes / vosotros

You are telling

You aren't telling

Are you telling?

ellos / ellas

They are telling

They aren't telling

Are they telling?

Pasado simple (Past simple)Acciones terminadas en un momento del pasado.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I told	I didn't tell	Did I tell?
tú	You told	You didn't tell	Did you tell?
él / ella	He/she/it told	He/she/it didn't tell	Did he/she/it tell?
nosotros	We told	We didn't tell	Did we tell?
ustedes / vosotros	You told	You didn't tell	Did you tell?
ellos / ellas	They told	They didn't tell	Did they tell?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I told

I didn't tell

Did I tell?

tú

You told

You didn't tell

Did you tell?

él / ella

He/she/it told

He/she/it didn't tell

Did he/she/it tell?

nosotros

We told

We didn't tell

Did we tell?

ustedes / vosotros

You told

You didn't tell

Did you tell?

ellos / ellas

They told

They didn't tell

Did they tell?

Pasado continuo (Past continuous)Acciones en curso en un momento del pasado.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I was telling	I wasn't telling	Was I telling?
tú	You were telling	You weren't telling	Were you telling?
él / ella	He/she/it was telling	He/she/it wasn't telling	Was he/she/it telling?
nosotros	We were telling	We weren't telling	Were we telling?
ustedes / vosotros	You were telling	You weren't telling	Were you telling?
ellos / ellas	They were telling	They weren't telling	Were they telling?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I was telling

I wasn't telling

Was I telling?

tú

You were telling

You weren't telling

Were you telling?

él / ella

He/she/it was telling

He/she/it wasn't telling

Was he/she/it telling?

nosotros

We were telling

We weren't telling

Were we telling?

ustedes / vosotros

You were telling

You weren't telling

Were you telling?

ellos / ellas

They were telling

They weren't telling

Were they telling?

Presente perfecto (Present perfect)Experiencias y acciones pasadas con relación con el presente.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I have told	I haven't told	Have I told?
tú	You have told	You haven't told	Have you told?
él / ella	He/she/it has told	He/she/it hasn't told	Has he/she/it told?
nosotros	We have told	We haven't told	Have we told?
ustedes / vosotros	You have told	You haven't told	Have you told?
ellos / ellas	They have told	They haven't told	Have they told?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I have told

I haven't told

Have I told?

tú

You have told

You haven't told

Have you told?

él / ella

He/she/it has told

He/she/it hasn't told

Has he/she/it told?

nosotros

We have told

We haven't told

Have we told?

ustedes / vosotros

You have told

You haven't told

Have you told?

ellos / ellas

They have told

They haven't told

Have they told?

Presente perfecto continuo (Present perfect continuous)Acciones que empezaron en el pasado y siguen o acaban de terminar.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I have been telling	I haven't been telling	Have I been telling?
tú	You have been telling	You haven't been telling	Have you been telling?
él / ella	He/she/it has been telling	He/she/it hasn't been telling	Has he/she/it been telling?
nosotros	We have been telling	We haven't been telling	Have we been telling?
ustedes / vosotros	You have been telling	You haven't been telling	Have you been telling?
ellos / ellas	They have been telling	They haven't been telling	Have they been telling?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I have been telling

I haven't been telling

Have I been telling?

tú

You have been telling

You haven't been telling

Have you been telling?

él / ella

He/she/it has been telling

He/she/it hasn't been telling

Has he/she/it been telling?

nosotros

We have been telling

We haven't been telling

Have we been telling?

ustedes / vosotros

You have been telling

You haven't been telling

Have you been telling?

ellos / ellas

They have been telling

They haven't been telling

Have they been telling?

Pasado perfecto (Past perfect)Una acción anterior a otra acción pasada.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I had told	I hadn't told	Had I told?
tú	You had told	You hadn't told	Had you told?
él / ella	He/she/it had told	He/she/it hadn't told	Had he/she/it told?
nosotros	We had told	We hadn't told	Had we told?
ustedes / vosotros	You had told	You hadn't told	Had you told?
ellos / ellas	They had told	They hadn't told	Had they told?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I had told

I hadn't told

Had I told?

tú

You had told

You hadn't told

Had you told?

él / ella

He/she/it had told

He/she/it hadn't told

Had he/she/it told?

nosotros

We had told

We hadn't told

Had we told?

ustedes / vosotros

You had told

You hadn't told

Had you told?

ellos / ellas

They had told

They hadn't told

Had they told?

Pasado perfecto continuo (Past perfect continuous)Duración de una acción hasta un momento del pasado.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I had been telling	I hadn't been telling	Had I been telling?
tú	You had been telling	You hadn't been telling	Had you been telling?
él / ella	He/she/it had been telling	He/she/it hadn't been telling	Had he/she/it been telling?
nosotros	We had been telling	We hadn't been telling	Had we been telling?
ustedes / vosotros	You had been telling	You hadn't been telling	Had you been telling?
ellos / ellas	They had been telling	They hadn't been telling	Had they been telling?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I had been telling

I hadn't been telling

Had I been telling?

tú

You had been telling

You hadn't been telling

Had you been telling?

él / ella

He/she/it had been telling

He/she/it hadn't been telling

Had he/she/it been telling?

nosotros

We had been telling

We hadn't been telling

Had we been telling?

ustedes / vosotros

You had been telling

You hadn't been telling

Had you been telling?

ellos / ellas

They had been telling

They hadn't been telling

Had they been telling?

Futuro con will (Future simple (will))Predicciones, decisiones en el momento y promesas.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I will tell	I won't tell	Will I tell?
tú	You will tell	You won't tell	Will you tell?
él / ella	He/she/it will tell	He/she/it won't tell	Will he/she/it tell?
nosotros	We will tell	We won't tell	Will we tell?
ustedes / vosotros	You will tell	You won't tell	Will you tell?
ellos / ellas	They will tell	They won't tell	Will they tell?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I will tell

I won't tell

Will I tell?

tú

You will tell

You won't tell

Will you tell?

él / ella

He/she/it will tell

He/she/it won't tell

Will he/she/it tell?

nosotros

We will tell

We won't tell

Will we tell?

ustedes / vosotros

You will tell

You won't tell

Will you tell?

ellos / ellas

They will tell

They won't tell

Will they tell?

Futuro con going to (Future (going to))Planes e intenciones, y predicciones con evidencia.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I am going to tell	I'm not going to tell	Am I going to tell?
tú	You are going to tell	You aren't going to tell	Are you going to tell?
él / ella	He/she/it is going to tell	He/she/it isn't going to tell	Is he/she/it going to tell?
nosotros	We are going to tell	We aren't going to tell	Are we going to tell?
ustedes / vosotros	You are going to tell	You aren't going to tell	Are you going to tell?
ellos / ellas	They are going to tell	They aren't going to tell	Are they going to tell?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I am going to tell

I'm not going to tell

Am I going to tell?

tú

You are going to tell

You aren't going to tell

Are you going to tell?

él / ella

He/she/it is going to tell

He/she/it isn't going to tell

Is he/she/it going to tell?

nosotros

We are going to tell

We aren't going to tell

Are we going to tell?

ustedes / vosotros

You are going to tell

You aren't going to tell

Are you going to tell?

ellos / ellas

They are going to tell

They aren't going to tell

Are they going to tell?

Futuro continuo (Future continuous)Acciones en curso en un momento del futuro.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I will be telling	I won't be telling	Will I be telling?
tú	You will be telling	You won't be telling	Will you be telling?
él / ella	He/she/it will be telling	He/she/it won't be telling	Will he/she/it be telling?
nosotros	We will be telling	We won't be telling	Will we be telling?
ustedes / vosotros	You will be telling	You won't be telling	Will you be telling?
ellos / ellas	They will be telling	They won't be telling	Will they be telling?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I will be telling

I won't be telling

Will I be telling?

tú

You will be telling

You won't be telling

Will you be telling?

él / ella

He/she/it will be telling

He/she/it won't be telling

Will he/she/it be telling?

nosotros

We will be telling

We won't be telling

Will we be telling?

ustedes / vosotros

You will be telling

You won't be telling

Will you be telling?

ellos / ellas

They will be telling

They won't be telling

Will they be telling?

Futuro perfecto (Future perfect)Acciones terminadas antes de un momento del futuro.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I will have told	I won't have told	Will I have told?
tú	You will have told	You won't have told	Will you have told?
él / ella	He/she/it will have told	He/she/it won't have told	Will he/she/it have told?
nosotros	We will have told	We won't have told	Will we have told?
ustedes / vosotros	You will have told	You won't have told	Will you have told?
ellos / ellas	They will have told	They won't have told	Will they have told?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I will have told

I won't have told

Will I have told?

tú

You will have told

You won't have told

Will you have told?

él / ella

He/she/it will have told

He/she/it won't have told

Will he/she/it have told?

nosotros

We will have told

We won't have told

Will we have told?

ustedes / vosotros

You will have told

You won't have told

Will you have told?

ellos / ellas

They will have told

They won't have told

Will they have told?

Condicional simple (Conditional (would))Situaciones hipotéticas y peticiones educadas.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I would tell	I wouldn't tell	Would I tell?
tú	You would tell	You wouldn't tell	Would you tell?
él / ella	He/she/it would tell	He/she/it wouldn't tell	Would he/she/it tell?
nosotros	We would tell	We wouldn't tell	Would we tell?
ustedes / vosotros	You would tell	You wouldn't tell	Would you tell?
ellos / ellas	They would tell	They wouldn't tell	Would they tell?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I would tell

I wouldn't tell

Would I tell?

tú

You would tell

You wouldn't tell

Would you tell?

él / ella

He/she/it would tell

He/she/it wouldn't tell

Would he/she/it tell?

nosotros

We would tell

We wouldn't tell

Would we tell?

ustedes / vosotros

You would tell

You wouldn't tell

Would you tell?

ellos / ellas

They would tell

They wouldn't tell

Would they tell?

Condicional perfecto (Conditional perfect)Situaciones hipotéticas en el pasado.

Persona	Afirmativa	Negativa	Pregunta
yo	I would have told	I wouldn't have told	Would I have told?
tú	You would have told	You wouldn't have told	Would you have told?
él / ella	He/she/it would have told	He/she/it wouldn't have told	Would he/she/it have told?
nosotros	We would have told	We wouldn't have told	Would we have told?
ustedes / vosotros	You would have told	You wouldn't have told	Would you have told?
ellos / ellas	They would have told	They wouldn't have told	Would they have told?

Persona

Afirmativa

Negativa

Pregunta

I would have told

I wouldn't have told

Would I have told?

tú

You would have told

You wouldn't have told

Would you have told?

él / ella

He/she/it would have told

He/she/it wouldn't have told

Would he/she/it have told?

nosotros

We would have told

We wouldn't have told

Would we have told?

ustedes / vosotros

You would have told

You wouldn't have told

Would you have told?

ellos / ellas

They would have told

They wouldn't have told

Would they have told?

Imperativo: tell · negativo: don't tell · con nosotros: let's tell.

Ejemplos con tell

My grandpa tells the best stories.Mi abuelo cuenta las mejores historias.
She told me the truth.Me dijo la verdad.
Has anyone told you about the meeting?¿Te ha avisado alguien de la reunión?

Phrasal verbs frecuentes con tell: tell off, tell apart.

Practica el verbo tell

Escribe o elige la respuesta y pulsa Comprobar. Las soluciones están debajo de cada pregunta.

My grandpa (tell) the best stories.

Presente simple. «Mi abuelo cuenta las mejores historias.»

Ver solución
tells My grandpa tells the best stories. → tells.
She (tell) me the truth.

Pasado simple. «Me dijo la verdad.»

Ver solución
told She told me the truth. → told.
Has anyone (tell) you about the meeting?

Presente perfecto. «¿Te ha avisado alguien de la reunión?»

Ver solución
told Has anyone told you about the meeting? → told.
¿Cuál es el pasado de tell?

telled tells told

Ver solución
told Pasado de tell: told; participio: told.

Otros verbos irregulares con el mismo patrón (ABB)

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