Report what someone saidانقل كلام شخص آخر

The idea, simply

When you report what someone said, the verb usually moves one step into the past: I am busy becomes She said that she was busy, and I will call becomes He said he would call. Pronouns change to match the speaker too. Use said without the listener and told with the listener: She told me that she was busy. The word that is optional.

Examples

• She told me that she was busy.

• He said he would call later.

• They told us the shop was closed.

Lesson words

• sayيقول
  What did he say?
• tellيخبر
  Tell me the truth.
• messageرسالة
  I left a message for you.
• explainيشرح
  She explained the problem.
• promiseيعد
  He promised to help.

Lesson exercises

1. Put the words in the correct order.
2. Complete the gap: He ___ me that he was tired.
3. Choose the correct English sentence.
4. Ahmed said: I will send the file. How do you report it?
5. Tell a colleague what another person said.