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

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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.

"You must switch off your phone." (my mom / tell / my brother)

My mom told my brother that he had to switch off his phone.

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

Paul said that they would take the bus downtown.

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

Adam said that he was going shopping on Saturday.

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

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

"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.

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

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

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

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

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

Tim told Ana that John really liked/likes her.

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

Tony said that he could not swim.

"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.

"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.

"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.

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

The Supreme court said that segregation was illegal.

"I want to catch the shoplifter." (security guard /say)

The security guard said that he wanted to catch the shoplifter.

"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.

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

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

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

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