Reported speech 2 :Say vs tell

We are practising reported/indirec speech , that is, we tell someone else what has been said by another in first person. 

We may think that say and tell are interchangeable but that's not like this. Read the examples from the picture to learn. Then, do the exercises here to practise.

Apart from these common verbs we can use others which explain more clearly what you are reporting. Here you are some other verbs and their patterns:

Follow the link to learn more about it.