Compare: tell – say

The driver _____________ the gas station attendant to fill it up.

My father always _____________ we had to work for a living.

My father always _____________ us we had to work for a living.

My friend _____________ me that she was going to plant a garden.

I wish you had _____________ me about the problem earlier.

The teacher _____________ the class there was going to be a test on Friday.

He _____________ he would write to me, but he never did.

I _____________ you guys to go home. Why are you still here?

The doctor _____________ that the elderly man needed special medication.

The doctor _____________ the elderly man that he needed special medication.

She _____________ us not to make noise.

My friend _____________ that she was going to plant a garden.