tell the difference in English

Forms: tells the difference [present, singular, third-person], telling the difference [participle, present], told the difference [participle, past], told the difference [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|tell<,,told> the difference}} tell the difference (third-person singular simple present tells the difference, present participle telling the difference, simple past and past participle told the difference)

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    {
      "form": "tells the difference",
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        "present",
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    },
    {
      "form": "telling the difference",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "told the difference",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "text": "Can you tell the difference between margarine and butter?",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To differentiate similar things."
      ],
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        [
          "differentiate",
          "differentiate"
        ]
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  "word": "tell the difference"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tells the difference",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "telling the difference",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "told the difference",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "told the difference",
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      ]
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"tell the difference" meaning in English

Verb