Conjugation

Tell off

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Irregular verb, phrasal verb.

  • Phrasal verb: off

    Only tell changes; off stays the same: told off, told off.

  • Object in the middle

    The object can go before off, as the card writes it: tell someone off. A pronoun always does: tell them off.

In speech, the helping verbs shorten: I’m, he’s, we’re, I’ve, I’ll, I’d.

Newbie

Enough to talk about now, the past, and your plans, and to give instructions.

  1. Present simple

    Habits, facts, and how things usually are. To say no or ask, add do or does: I don't tell off, he doesn't tell off.

    1. I / you / we / they tell off
    2. he / she / it tells off

  2. Present continuous

    What is happening now, and plans already arranged: we’re leaving tomorrow.

    1. I am telling off
    2. you / we / they are telling off
    3. he / she / it is telling off

  3. Past simple

    A finished action at a past time: yesterday, in 2020. To say no or ask, add did: I didn't tell off.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they told off

  4. Future with going to

    Plans and intentions, and what you can see coming: it’s going to rain.

    1. I am going to tell off
    2. you / we / they are going to tell off
    3. he / she / it is going to tell off

  5. Imperative

    Orders, advice, and instructions. Let’s suggests doing it together. To say no: don't tell off.

    1. (you) tell off
    2. let's tell off