Reported and Indirect Speech

Choose say/said or tell/told to complete the following sentences in reported speech.

He __________ me that he didn't have enough money.

• said

• told

I _________ the waiter the soup was cold.

• said

• told

Everybody ________ that I had been great.

• said

• told

She________ I was her favourite student.

• siad

• told

Victor __________ he would change the windows.

• said

• told

I _________ the doctor I didn't want to take any medicine.

• siad

• told

They didn't ________ me anything.

• say

• tell

She ________ she worked in a factory.

• said

• told

Who ________ you that they wouldn't come?

• siad

• told

They __________ there was a problem.

• said

• told