| Present "tell" | I | tell | |
| Present Continuous "tell" | I | am telling | |
| Simple past "tell" | I | told | |
| Past Continuous "tell" | I | was telling | |
| Present perfect "tell" | I | have told | |
| Present perfect continuous "tell" | I | have been telling | |
| Past perfect "tell" | I | had told | |
| Past perfect continuous "tell" | I | had been telling | |
| Future "tell" | I | will tell | |
| Future continuous "tell" | I | will be telling | |
| Future perfect "tell" | I | will have told | |
| Future perfect continuous "tell" | I | will have been telling |