{"id":14135,"date":"2017-09-15T13:15:31","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T13:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.myes.school\/magazine\/?p=14135"},"modified":"2022-06-17T10:45:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T08:45:15","slug":"say-vs-tell-gli-usi-e-le-differenze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myes.school\/it\/magazine\/esercizi-e-grammatica\/say-vs-tell-gli-usi-e-le-differenze\/","title":{"rendered":"Say vs Tell: gli usi e le differenze"},"content":{"rendered":"

Say<\/strong>\u00a0e tell<\/strong>\u00a0sono entrambi verbi relativi alla comunicazione ma hanno usi e significati differenti. Se non sai quali sono, niente paura: oggi imparerai come impiegare queste due parole nel discorso indiretto!<\/p>\n

To Say<\/em>: quando si usa?<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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  • Quando si dice qualcosa.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    E.g. She said that the meeting was cancelled.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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    • Di solito con il discorso diretto.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      E.g. Laura said \u201cHello Andy, how are you today?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

      E.g. Adam said \u201cI love you\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

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      Ricorda:<\/strong> To Say<\/em> non \u00e8 mai immediatamente seguito da un pronome.<\/p>\n

      \u00c8 scorretto dire:\u00a0\u00a0Anna said me that she was angry.<\/em><\/p>\n

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      To Tell<\/strong><\/em>:\u00a0<\/i>quando si usa?<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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      • Quando si dice qualcosa a qualcuno.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        E.g. He told me<\/strong> that the meeting was cancelled.<\/em><\/p>\n

        E.g. Adam told Carrie that he loved her<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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        • To tell<\/em>\u00a0si usa nel discorso indiretto per dare ordini o istruzioni<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          E.g. She told him to stop talking during class.<\/em><\/p>\n

          E.g. The boss told us the project needs to be finished today.<\/em><\/p>\n

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          Ricorda:<\/strong>\u00a0To Tell<\/em> \u00e8 di solito seguito da un pronome (me, you, him, etc).<\/p>\n

          E.g.\u00a0<\/strong>Anna told me<\/strong> she was hungry.<\/em><\/p>\n

          E.g. I always tell him<\/strong> that he should find a new job.<\/em><\/p>\n

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          Costrutti con To Say<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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          • say a prayer<\/em><\/li>\n
          • say no more<\/em><\/li>\n
          • say hello, goodbye<\/em><\/li>\n
          • say yes\/no<\/em><\/li>\n
          • say something\/nothing\/anything<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

            Costrutti con To Tell<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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            • tell a story<\/em><\/li>\n
            • tell a lie<\/em><\/li>\n
            • tell the truth<\/em><\/li>\n
            • tell the time<\/em><\/li>\n
            • tell a joke<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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              Quiz time:<\/strong><\/p>\n

              Inserisci negli spazi bianchi la forma corretta di tell<\/em> o say<\/em> (told<\/em> o said<\/em>):<\/p>\n

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              1. The teacher ________\u00a0me to finish my homework.<\/li>\n
              2. Our manager _________\u00a0the meeting was this Friday.<\/li>\n
              3. He _________\u00a0me that he was tired.<\/li>\n
              4. \u201c You’re a great student\u201d she _______.<\/li>\n
              5. I ________\u00a0you to wash the dishes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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