toldv.tell 的过去式和过去分词His father told him not to buy it, but he bought it anyhow.他父亲叫他别买，但他还是买了。
The police had been told that a bomb had been planted on the plane.有人告诉警察飞机上安放了一枚炸弹。
The secretary told me that Mr Harmsworth would see me.秘书告诉我哈姆斯沃思先生要见我。