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Present tense of tell

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Present simple -- tell or tells

I always tell my parents what time I will be home.

She never tells her parents when she will be home.

Present continuous -- am/is/are telling

He is telling lies. The boys are telling lies.

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The present tense of "tell" is "tells" when used with he/she/it, and "tell" when used with I, you, we, or they. For example: "He tells stories," or "They tell jokes."

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