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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 dont expect it.

1 The doctor said I was Okay.

“Youre Okay，” the doctor said.

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 arent listening to what their boss is saying. Theyre 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.

用动词“say”的正确时态或适当形式填空。

1. What __________ that sign __________？ （现在时）

2. Mary __________ she would finish her homework after dinner. （过去时）

3. The teacher __________ ___________ a lot of nice things about her students. （现在完成时）

4. ____________ youre going to do something is not the same thing as actually doing it. （适当形式）

5. What is she trying ________ __________？ （适当形式）

6. Dan ________ __________ something when he was interrupted by a phone call. （过去进行时）

7. Do you remember what __________ ___________ at the meeting？ （过去时，被动）

8. The newspaper __________ ___________ anything about the accident. （现在时，否定）

9. Bina __________ probably ___________ she already has a boyfriend if you try to ask her out. （将来时）

10. The man sitting next to me on the plane __________ ___________ a single word during the trip. （过去时，否定）

11. Does Tim know what he ______ ________ ______ ________ when he meets with the President？ （“going to”将来时）

12. Much ________ ________ ________ and written about the tragic events of that day. （现在完成时，被动）

13. Im sorry. I dont understand what you __________ ___________. （现在进行时）

14. __________ we ____________ something to our parents about what happened？ （should）

15. She __________ ___________ anything right now because she lost her voice. （can，否定）

16. The clock __________ its a quarter after eight. （现在时）

17. What __________ he __________ in his defense？ （过去时）

18. What _________ you _________ ________ _________？ （be going to，过去）

19. This ________ _________ to be a good restaurant. （现在时，被动）

20. I dont know what ________ __________ in that situation. （适当形式）

答案：

1. does...say 2. said 3. has id 4.saying 5.to say 6. was saying 7. was said 8. doesnt say 9. will...say 10. didnt say 11. is going to say 12. has been said 13. are saying 14. Should...say 15. cant say 16. says 17. did...say 18. were...going to say 19. is said 20.to say