had told

-había contado

Past perfectconjugation oftell.There are other translations for this conjugation.

tell

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Present:	telling
Past:	told

Indicative of "tell"

	Present	Past	Future
I	tell	told	will tell
you	tell	told	will tell
he/she	tells	told	will tell
we	tell	told	will tell
you	tell	told	will tell
they	tell	told	will tell

Perfect of "tell"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have told	had told	will have told
you	have told	had told	will have told
he/she	has told	had told	will have told
we	have told	had told	will have told
you	have told	had told	will have told
they	have told	had told	will have told

Imperative of "tell"

	Affirmative	Negative
I	-	-
you	tell	don't tell
he/she	-	-
we	let's tell	let's not tell
you	tell	don't tell
they	-	-

Progressive of "tell"

	Present	Past	Future
I	am telling	was telling	will be telling
you	are telling	were telling	will be telling
he/she	is telling	was telling	will be telling
we	are telling	were telling	will be telling
you	are telling	were telling	will be telling
they	are telling	were telling	will be telling

Perfect Progressive of "tell"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have been telling	had been telling	will have been telling
you	have been telling	had been telling	will have been telling
he/she	has been telling	had been telling	will have been telling
we	have been telling	had been telling	will have been telling
you	have been telling	had been telling	will have been telling
they	have been telling	had been telling	will have been telling

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