1I ............... him to turn left.
Wrong!
Use "told" before an object plus an infinitive.
2"Come here," he ...............
Wrong!
Use "said" when there is no object after the verb.
3She ............... us that she was quitting.
Wrong!
Use "told" before a person object such as "us".
4"I am fed up," she ...............
Wrong!
Use "said" when reporting speech without an object after the verb.
5I am going to ............... you a secret.
Wrong!
Use "tell" before a person object such as "you".
6She ............... a naughty word.
Wrong!
Use "said" with words or phrases that someone speaks.
7I ............... them to keep quiet.
Wrong!
Use "told" before an object plus an infinitive.
8Are you ............... the truth?
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "tell the truth", so use "telling".
9I knew that he was ............... a lie.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "tell a lie", so use "telling".
10"What time is the meeting?" "I will ............... you when I find out."
Wrong!
Use "tell" before a person object such as "you".
11He ............... that he wanted some water.
Wrong!
Use "said" before a that-clause when there is no person object.
12She ............... that she was not interested.
Wrong!
Use "said" before a that-clause when there is no person object.
Exercise complete
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- I told him to turn left.
- “Come here,” he said
- She told us that she was quitting.
- “I am fed up,” she said
- I am going to tell you a secret.
- She said a naughty word.
- I told them to keep quiet.
- Are you telling the truth?
- I knew that he was telling a lie.
- “What time is the meeting?” “I will tell you when I find out.”
- He said that he wanted some water.
- She said that she was not interested.