REPORTED SPEECH (STATEMENTS) - say vs. tell | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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"I saw you yesterday." (Eve / tell / Peter)

Eve told Peter that she had seen him the day before / the previous day.

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"I want you to come here!" (dad / tell / Peter)

His dad told Peter that he wanted him to go there.

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"We'll arrest you if you don't move!" (The police / tell / Rosa)

The police told Rosa that they would arrest her if she didn't move.

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"Segregation is illegal." (The Supreme Court /say)

The Supreme court said that segregation was illegal.

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"You'll have to pay a fine of $14." (the judge / tell / Rosa)

The judge told Rosa that she would have to pay a fine of $14.

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"I won't give up my seat." (Rosa Parks / tell / the driver)

Rosa Parks told the driver that she wouldn't give up her seat.

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"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed." (Martin Luther King / say)

Martin Luther King said that he had a dream that one day that nation would rise up and live out the meaning of its credo.

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"Live life as if nobody is watching, and express yourself as if everyone is listening." (Nelson Mandela told his people to...)

Nelson Mandela told his people to live life as if nobody was watching and express themselves as if everyone was listening.

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"I've decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear." (Martin Luther KIng Jr. / say)

Martin Luther King Jr. said that he had decided to stick with love because hate was too great a burden to bear.

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"I don't understand the question." (Martha /tell / our teacher)

Martha told our teacher that she didn't understand the question.

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"I can't swim." (Tony / say)

Tony said that he could not swim.

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"I'm going shopping on Saturday." (Adam / say)

Adam said that he was going shopping on Saturday.

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"John really likes you, Ana". (Tim / tell)

Tim told Ana that John really liked/likes her.

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"We're going on a school trip." (the teacher / tell / us)

The teacher told us that we were going on a school trip.

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"We'll take the bus downtown." (Paul / say)

Paul said that they would take the bus downtown.

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"Harry, your room is a mess." (mum / tell / Harry)

Harry's mum told him that his room was a mess.

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