Lesson FourteenSay say / said / said / saying The verb "say" is an important verb because we use it to describe the words of another person. Pay attention to the differences between "say" and "tell." "Say" is a little idiomatic. You will hear this verb when you don’t expect it. |
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1. The doctor said I was okay. —————– "You’re okay," the doctor said. |  |
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2. The chef says that the best meat on the turkey comes from the breast. | | 3. A: What does the paper say about the weather for today? B: the newspaper says that it might rain. (Use "say" for information and opinions from newspapers and magazines) | | 4. 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?) | | 5. The people in this meeting aren’t listening to what their boss is saying. They’re thinking about the weekend. | | 6. It has been said that Jesus was a prophet and a great religious leader. (present perfect passive voice) | | 7. The number of hours that he spends practicing says a lot about his commitment to the game. | |
Say present tense: say / says |
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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 | | 
