save The police telephoned his parents to tell them that he was save.
The police telephoned his parents to tell them that he was safe. Save / se ɪ v / is a verb: ‘This new drug is likely to save hundreds of lives.’ ‘Thanks to the local fire brigade, all three children were saved.’ The adjective is safe /se ɪ f/: ‘Since the break-in, I never feel safe in the house.’ ‘You should keep your passport somewhere safe.’ say 1
The policeman said me to go with him to the police station.
The policeman told me to go with him to the police station. She said to me to ask you to phone her.
She told me to ask you to phone her. tell sb to do sth (NOT say ): ‘I told them to wait for you outside.’ 2
When he arrived, they said him that his friend had died.
When he arrived, they told him that his friend had died. When he arrived, they said that his friend had died. say that : ‘She said that she might be late.’ tell sb that : ‘She told me that she might be late.’ 3
He was tired of people saying him what to do.
He was tired of people telling him what to do.
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say sth : ‘I forgot to say goodbye.’ tell sb sth : ‘Eventually he told me the truth.’ 4
In our next class we’re going to say about pollution.
In our next class we’re going to talk about pollution. The magazine also says about English football.