Say or tell: exercises

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Ontem vimos como usar say e tell. Hoje vamos praticar.

Ok guys, let’s practice:

1. He __________ he didn’t care about that job anymore.
a) said               b) told

2. I forgot to __________ happy birthday to her.
a) say                b) tell

3. What did you __________ the boss?
a) say                b) tell

4. He couldn’t help me. He __________ to ask Robert.
a) said               b) told

5. My mom __________ that I had to find a new girlfriend.
a) said               b) told

6. She __________ him to stop following them.
a) said               b) told

7. Don’t __________ anybody.
a) say                b) tell

8. I __________: ”I can’t stay here anymore.”
a) said               b) told

9. Hey, why didn’t you __________ her the truth?
a) say               b) tell

10. The doctor __________ that there’s nothing wrong with me.
a) said               b) told

11. Excuse me, can you __________ me the time?
a) say                 b) tell

There you go guys!

Respostas: 1a; 2a; 3b; 4a; 5a; 6b; 7b; 8a; 9b; 10a; 11b

https://blog.influx.com.br/exercicio-de-ingles-quando-usamos-say-e-tell

Say or tell?

Alguns aprendizes da língua inglesa, estão precisando rever isto! So here it goes!

Quando queremos dizer que alguém falou ou disse algo, podemos usar dois verbos: say e tell. Esses verbos,
têm significado semelhante, mas não são iguais.

O verbo tell é utilizado quando os dois participantes da conversa estão incluídos. Então, you

TELL SOMEBODY SOMETHING

Mary told me she was in the hospital. [A  Mary me disse que ela estava no hospital.]

He told me (that) he was tired. [Ele  me disse que estava cansado.]
Tell  me what’s going on!  [Me  diga o que está acontecendo!]

Já o verbo say, apresenta apenas um participante da conversa. You

SAY SOMETHING

Mary said (that) she was in the hospital. [A  Mary disse que ela estava no hospital.]

He said (that) he was tired. [Ele falou que estava cansado.]

She said (that) blue is her favorite color. [Ela  disse que azul é a cor favorita dela.]

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No entanto, podemos incluir  os dois participantes da conversa, se usarmos say to. Então you 

SAY SOMETHING TO SOMEBODY

That’s what I said to him. [Foi isso que eu disse a ele.]

Say and tell

De qualquer maneira, o verbo tell é muito mais  comum nessas situações do que o say to.

Também usamos o tell quando nos  referimos a “contar uma história” [tell  a story], “contar uma piada” [tell  a joke], “contar uma mentira”,[tell a lie], “contar a verdade” [tell  the truth], “contar um segredo” [tell  a secret].

Grandpa always tells us his stories. [O  vovô sempre nos conta suas histórias.]

Tell him the truth. [Conte a verdade a ele.]

I’m going to  tell you a joke. [Vou  te contar uma piada.]

Got it? So tell me if you got it and check tomorrow’s Blog post for exercises!

https://blog.influx.com.br/quando-usar-say-e-tell

Common Ways to Say Sorry

Hi everyone! I’ve already put together a post showing como pedir desculpas em inglês with exercises. Here is a chart where you can easily visualize all that.

I won’t do it again.
I didn’t mean that.
It’s my fault.
I’m sorry.
I’m sorry.
I hope you forgive me.
I take full responsibility.
I would like to apologize.
I’ll make sure not to make this mistake again.
I sincerely apologize.
I shouldn’t have done it.
Sorry for giving your money back late.
Please don’t be mad at me.
Sorry I’m late.
I apologize for being mean to you.
I’m sorry for being selfish.
Listen to the sentences above here.