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Lesson Fourteen

Say

say / said / said / saying

The verb "say" is important because it describes the words of another person. You are probably already familiar with this verb, but pay attention to the difference between "say" and "tell."

"Say" is a little idiomatic. You will hear it used when you don't expect it.

The doctor said I was okay.

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"You're okay," the doctor said.

The chef says that the best meat from the turkey is from the breast.

A: What does the paper say about the weather for today?

B: It says that it might rain.

(Use "say" for information and opinions from newspapers and magazines)

 

A: What does this picture say to you?

B: It says that money is going down the drain.

(Note: The verb "say" is used for art: pictures, poems, films, sculpture, etc. What is the artist trying to say?)

The people in this meeting aren't listening to what their boss is saying. They're thinking about the weekend.

It has been said that Jesus was a prophet and a great religious leader. ( present perfect passive voice)

 

The number of hours that he spends practicing says a lot about his commitment to the game.

 

Say
present tense: say / says
past tense: said
future: will say
present continuous: am / is / are / saying
past continuous: was / were saying
future continuous: will be saying
present perfect: has / have said
past perfect: had said
future perfect: will have said
present perfect continuous: has / have been saying
past perfect continuous: had been saying
future perfect continuous: not recommended
modal verbs: ______ say
past tense modal: ______ have said
infinitive: to say
gerund: saying
passive: yes
 
Next: Lesson Fifteen

 

 


 
 
 
   
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