Archaeologists, geologists and geographers find evidence that tells us of the past. Historians record events that become the past.
No, the correct sentence would be: "He told us they were going to do it." This is because the reporting verb "told" is in the past tense, so the verb "are" should be transformed to the past tense "were" as well.
The past form of "tell" is "told," and the past participle is also "told."
told
The past tense and past participle are both told.
Told is already the past tense. It's the past tense of "tell".
The past participle is told.
"had" and "told" are verbs. "had" is the past tense of "have", and "told" is the past tense of "tell".
The past participle of "tell" is "told."
The past participle of "tell" is "told."
The past participle of "tell" is "told".
The past tense is told.
The past participle is told.