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Say, tell, & talk have some additional meanings and uses aside from reported speech, which we covered in Episode 93. For today’s English lesson, let’s have a look at some other ways to use these three verbs in English conversations and writing.
Here are the example sentences:
Using say:
- What did you say?
- “I had pizza for lunch” becomes, Jack said he had pizza for lunch.
- “I live in Brooklyn and I love it!” becomes, Jack said he lives in Brooklyn and he loves it.
- Teacher: “All of these examples are on page 10”
- Joe: What did she say?
- Michael, She said all of the examples are on page 10.
Using say that:
- “I had pizza for lunch” becomes, Jack said that he had pizza for lunch.
- “I live in Brooklyn and I love it!” becomes, Jack said that he lives in Brooklyn and he loves it.
Using tell:
- Tell me about your trip to Sao Paolo.
- Grandma often tells us stories about the family.
- The teacher told us his name.
- Jenny told the truth when Jack asked her if she really loved him.
- It is said that George Washington never told a lie.
Using talk:
- I talked to Joan this morning. We talked about so many things.
- I want to talk to you about your homework.
- We like to talk at the coffee shop.
- The president talked for 25 minutes.
- The president spoke for 25 minutes.
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