Say or Tell? ‘To communicate verbally with someone’

Июль 22, 2022

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Say or Tell? ‘To communicate verbally with someone’

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2. Say OR Tell? You say something Ram said that he was tired. Anthony says you have
3. Say OR Tell? We usually use say without a personal object: She said that she loved
4. Say With say, we sometimes use "to someone": He said to me that he was tired.
5. Direct speech We can use say with direct speech. Amanda said, "Hello John. How are you?“
6. Orders, advice We use tell + object + infinitive for orders or advice (not SAY): She
7. Fixed phrases with tell We cannot use say with these phrases: tell (someone) a story, a
8. Fixed phrases with say Say good morning/afternoon/evening/night. Say it's true or false. Say a lot/a little.
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Say OR Tell?
You say something
Ram said that he was tired.
Anthony says

you have a new job.
Tara said: "I love you."

You tell someone something
Ram told Jane that he was tired.
Anthony tells me you have a new job.
Tara told John that she loved him.

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Say OR Tell?
We usually use say without a personal object:
She said

that she loved John.

We usually follow tell with a personal object (the person that we are speaking to):
She told me that she loved John.

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Say
With say, we sometimes use "to someone":
He said to me that

he was tired.
"I'd like to sleep," she said to him quietly.

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Direct speech
We can use say with direct speech.
Amanda said, "Hello John.

How are you?“
She said: "Do you love me?"

We use tell only with direct speech that is an instruction or information, not with questions:
He told her: "Open the door quietly."

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Orders, advice
We use tell + object + infinitive for orders or

advice (not SAY):
She told him to sit down.
They told me not to wait.
Tell Neil to have a holiday and forget her.

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Fixed phrases with tell
We cannot use say with these phrases:
tell (someone)

a story, a joke
tell (someone) a lie
tell (someone) the truth
tell the future (= to know what the future will bring)
tell the time (= know how to read a clock)
tell a secret

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Fixed phrases with say
Say good morning/afternoon/evening/night.
Say it's true or false.
Say a

lot/a little.
Say nothing.
Say sorry/thanks/please.
Say a prayer
Say yes/no.
Say what you want to say.
Say it out loud.
Say hello/goodbye.
Say it with flowers