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告诉 in Context

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告诉

Usage 1 - " to tell, to inform": 

*Sentence

我告诉她,我今天晚上回家吃今天买的香蕉。

English:

I told her I'd come home tonight to eat the bananas we bought today.

Top-Down Words:

香蕉 xiāngjiāo - banana



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Abigail

How do you know this is in past tense? Would you know from the context?

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Mandarin Blueprint

Well, it can't be present tense because you can't be "telling" her in the present while referring to her as "她." If you were telling her something in the present, you'd be talking to her directly and calling her "你." That leave past and future, and future would need further context like 会 or 要.

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