Unit
50 She said that … He told me that …
A Last week you went to a party. A lot of your friends Today you meet Paul. You tell him about the
were there. Here are some things they said to you: party. You tell Paul what your friends said:
CLARE
I’m enjoying my new job. Clare said that she was enjoying
am her new job.
→ was
is She said that her father wasn’t
My father isn’t well.
well.
SARAH
We’re going to Sarah and Ben said that they
buy a house. are → were were going to buy a house.
BEN
PETER
I have to leave early. Peter said that he had to leave
have → had early.
My sister has has He said that his sister had gone
gone to Australia. to Australia.
KATE
I can’t find a job. can → could Kate said that she couldn’t find
a job.
STEVE
I’ll phone you. Steve said that he would phone
will → would me.
RACHEL I don’t like my job. Rachel said that she didn’t like
do → did her job.
My son doesn’t does She said that her son didn’t like
like school.
school.
MIKE You look tired. look → looked Mike said that I looked tired.
I feel fine. feel → felt I said that I felt fine.
etc. etc.
YOU (present) (past)
B say and tell
say (→ said) tell (→ told)
He said that he was tired. He told me that he was tired.
(not He said me) (not He told that)
What did she say to you? What did she tell you?
(not say you) (not tell to you)
We say he said to me, I said to Ann etc. We say he told me, I told Ann etc.
(not ‘he said me’, ’I said Ann’). (not ‘he told to me’, ‘I told to Ann’).
C You can say:
He said that he was tired. or He said he was tired. (without that)
Kate told me that she couldn’t find a job. or Kate told me she couldn’t find a job.
I told you to … ➜ Unit 53
Exercises Unit
Read what these people say and write sentences with He/She/!ey said (that) … .
50
1 I’ve lost my watch. 6 I don’t feel very well.
He said he had lost his watch.
2 I’m very busy.
7 We’ll be home late.
3 I can’t go to the party. 8 I’ve just come back from holiday.
4 9
I have to go out. I’m going to buy a guitar.
5 10
I’m learning Russian. We haven’t got a key.
Use the pictures to complete the sentences.
1 I’m enjoying 2 I’m not 3 I need it. MIKE
my new job. hungry.
EMMA
CLARE
4 I don’t 5 You can 6
want to go. have it. MARTIN
I’ll send you
a postcard.
HANNAH SUSAN
7 8 I want to 9 I’m going to
Where’s Robert? watch TV. the cinema.
He’s gone home.
NICOLA DAVID MARY
1 I met Clare last week. She said she was enjoying her new job .
2 Emma didn’t want anything to eat. She said .
3 I wanted to borrow Mike’s ladder, but he said .
4 Hannah was invited to the party, but she said .
5 Susan told me she didn’t want the picture. She said .
6 Martin has just gone away on holiday. He said .
7 I was looking for Robert. Nicola said .
8 ‘Why did David stay at home?’ ‘He said .’
9 ‘Has Mary gone out?’ ‘I think so. She said .’
Write say/said or tell/told.
1 He said he was tired. 7 !e woman she was a reporter.
2 What did she tell you? 8 !e woman us she was a reporter.
3 Anna she didn’t like Peter. 9 !ey asked me a lot of questions, but I
4 Jack me that you were ill. didn’t them anything.
5 Please don’t Dan what happened. 10 !ey asked me a lot of questions, but I
6 Did Lucy she would be late? didn’t anything.
