Fill in the blanks with say, tell or ask.
The verb tell is always followed by a personal object. Ask can be followed by if or whether.
1He ............... something to me, but I didn't hear it.
Wrong!
We say "say something to someone", so "said" is correct. With "tell" and "ask" we normally put the listener straight after the verb ("told me something", "asked me something"), not "told/asked something to me".
2............... me about your trip.
Wrong!
Use "Tell" before a person when you give information to someone.
3She ............... that she was not interested.
Wrong!
Use "said" before a that-clause when no listener is mentioned.
4She ............... if I was going to the party.
Wrong!
Use "asked" before an indirect yes/no question with if.
5The teacher ............... that the earth moves round the sun.
Wrong!
Use "said" before a that-clause when the speaker reports information without naming the listener.
6I ............... if he was busy.
Wrong!
Use "asked" before an indirect yes/no question with if.
7I will never forget what you just ............... me about your childhood.
Wrong!
Use "told" before an object pronoun such as "me" when someone gives information, here about their own childhood.
8She ............... that she would be working late that night.
Wrong!
Use "said" before a that-clause when no listener is mentioned.
9She ............... what I was doing in her room.
Wrong!
Use "asked" before an indirect wh-question.
10............... us what happened.
Wrong!
Use "Tell" before a person when you give information to someone.
11I ............... whether she was okay.
Wrong!
Use "asked" before an indirect yes/no question with whether.
12She ............... that she was alright.
Wrong!
Use "said" before a that-clause when no listener is mentioned.
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- He said something to me, but I didn’t hear it.
- Tell me about your trip.
- She said that she was not interested.
- She asked if I was going to the party.
- The teacher said that the earth moves round the sun.
- I asked if he was busy.
- I will never forget what you just told me about your childhood.
- She said that she would be working late that night.
- She asked what I was doing in her room.
- Tell us what happened.
- I asked whether she was okay.
- She said that she was alright.