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    Tell -Used with direct and indirect speech Examples -She said that it was my last chance. -he said "good morning" -and I say to all the people of this great country. -tell is not used before objects like a word, a name, a sentence, a phrase.

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    Tell -Used with direct and indirect speech Examples -She said that it was my last chance. -he said "good morning" -and I say to all the people of this great country. -tell is not used before objects like a word, a name, a sentence, a phrase.

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    Tell -Used with direct and indirect speech Examples -She said that it was my last chance. -he said "good morning" -and I say to all the people of this great country. -tell is not used before objects like a word, a name, a sentence, a phrase.

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    Pam Evans
    Tell -Used with direct and indirect speech Examples -She said that it was my last chance. -he said "good morning" -and I say to all the people of this great country. -tell is not used before objects like a word, a name, a sentence, a phrase.

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    Worksheet Name: _____________________________________ Level: ______________ Class: __________________ Date: _______________________________________

    Result: _______________

    Teacher: _____________

    SAY / TELL / TALK / SPEAK

    Uses
    -Used with direct and indirect speech

    Examples
    -She said that it was my last chance. -He said Good morning -And I say to all the people of this great country

    Say

    -Say is most used without a personal object If we want to put a personal object after say, we use to.

    Tell

    -Used with direct and indirect speech after tell, we usually say who is told, i.e., tell someone something. - only used to mea n instruct or inform - tell is used to tell someone to do something - tell is not used before objects like a word, a name, a sentence, a phrase.

    she told me that she would be late. She told me that was my last chance. I don't want to tell you again to get your homework done.

    Talk

    - There is not very much difference between speak and talk. - talk is the more usual word to refer to conversational exchanges and informal situations Is often used for one-way communication and for exchanges in more serious or formal situations. - Speak is the usual word to refer knowledge and use of languages.

    - When she walked into the room everybody stopped talking.

    Speak

    - I'll have to speak to that boyhe's getting really lazy. - After she had finished reading the letter, nobody spoke. - She speaks three languages fluently.

    My English Printable Worksheets 2010 - http://vanda51.blogspot.com/

    Complete the sentences with: To tell, to speak, to speak, to talk in the correct form:

    a) I don't want to ___________ about this.

    b) ________ her that Im coming tomorrow. c) What did you __________ to her?

    d) I __________ my mom that I planned to come home for Christmas. e) We have to ___________ that we plan to launch the new product this week.

    f) We have to ____________ them that we plan to lunch the new product this week. g) What did your boss _________ to you about.

    h) We __________ about a lot of different topics. i) He __________ that he was satisfied with my work.

    j) Why didn't you ___________ me?

    KEY:

    a) talk b) tell c) say d) told e) say f) tell g) talk h) spoke i) said j) tell

    My English Printable Worksheets 2010 - http://vanda51.blogspot.com/

    My English Printable Worksheets 2010 - http://vanda51.blogspot.com/

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