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SAY / TELL / TALK / SPEAK
Uses Examples
-Used with direct and indirect
speech -She said that it was my last
chance.
-Say is most used without a -He said  Good morning
Say
personal object -And I say to all the people of
If we want to put a personal this great country &
object after say, we use to.
-Used with direct and indirect
speech after tell, we usually say - she told me that she would
who is told, i.e., tell someone be late.
something. - She told me that was my
- only used to mean  instruct last chance.
or  inform - I don't want to tell you
Tell
- tell is used to tell someone to again to get your homework
do something done.
- tell is not used before objects
like a word, a name, a
sentence, a phrase.
- There is not very much
difference between speak and - When she walked into the room
talk. everybody stopped talking.
- talk is the more usual word to
Talk
refer to conversational
exchanges and informal
situations
Is often used for one-way - I'll have to speak to that boy-
communication and for he's getting really lazy.
exchanges in more serious or - After she had finished reading
Speak
formal situations. the letter, nobody spoke.
- Speak is the usual word to - She speaks three languages
refer knowledge and use of fluently.
languages.
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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 I m 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
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