Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with "say" or "tell". Use "tell" if you say whom you are talking to. Otherwise use "say". (Tell somebody); say somebody (wrong). Safia told me that you were ill. Sample: Fatima said "good-bye to me and left. 1. ....... us about your holiday. Did you have a nice time? 2. Don't just stand there. ........ something. 3. Mother told her son to hurry up. 4. He ..... he was fond of cartoons. 5. The teacher ..... me to learn the new words by heart. 6. Nisso ..... she was busy the day before yesterday. 7. My father ..... me not to be late for classes. 8. My friend ....us funny stories. 9. Said ...... he never drank beer. 10. The chemist .... they had no this medicine.

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with "say" or "tell".

Let's complete the sentences with either "say" or "tell", keeping in mind the rule provided. Remember, we use "tell" when we mention who we are talking to, and "say" otherwise.

1. He told us about your holiday. Did you have a nice time?
2. Don't just stand there. Say something.
3. Mother told her son to hurry up.
4. He said he was fond of cartoons.
5. The teacher told me to learn the new words by heart.
6. Nisso said she was busy the day before yesterday.
7. My father told me not to be late for classes.
8. My friend told us funny stories.
9. Said he never drank beer.
10. The chemist said they had no this medicine.

Ответ: See above for completed sentences.

Great job! You're doing so well with these exercises. Keep practicing, and you'll become even more confident in using "say" and "tell" correctly!