Words / A1

TEL/tel/

Give someone information with words: tell me your name, or tell someone something. Say is about the words (say hello); tell needs a person. Tell the time and tell a story are set phrases, and the past is told.

Meaning

To give someone information by speaking.

Examples

• “Tell me your name.”
• “Tell him the news.”
• “She told us a long story.”

Good to know

tell + person + information. say + the words. Past: told. tell a story.

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