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    'SAY' OR 'TELL' EXERCISE 1

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    Say and Tell Exercise 1

    Put in 'said' or 'told'.

    1) Julie
    that she would join us after work.
    [ . ]

    2) She
    me that she was going running this evening.
    [ . ]

    3) John
    us that he couldn't come to the party.
    [ . ]

    4) John
    that he had been to the cinema at the weekend.
    [ . ]

    5) She
    them she wanted to quit.
    [ . ]

    6) David
    that he was going to arrive at eight.
    [ . ]

    7) They
    that they didn't want to meet us on Tuesday.
    [ . ]

    8) I
    him I wasn't impressed.
    [ . ]

    9) Lucy
    Julie that she was leaving on Wednesday.
    [ . ]

    10) We
    that we were going on holiday the following week.
    [ . ]

    11) Jack
    my mother he would be in Spain this week.
    [ . ]

    12) I
    that I hated mushrooms.
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    13) She
    she loved chocolate.
    [ . ]

    14) They
    they were meeting Luke today.
    [ . ]

    15) They
    us they were going to the museum this afternoon.
    [ . ]

    16) He
    he wouldn't start without us.
    [ . ]

    17) I
    them I'd bring pudding.
    [ . ]

    18) Jonathan
    it would rain today.
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    19) They
    us that it was fine to come late.
    [ . ]

    20) The boss
    me that I should do some more work on this report.
    [ . ]


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