Say and Tell
Incorrect: He said me a story.
Correct : He told me a story.
Incorrect : She told that she would go home.
Correct : She said that she would go home.
Note: "Say" is not followed by anybody spoken to. In indirect speech it is followed by a direct object.
But “tell" is often followed by an indirect object referring to the person spoken to. You can say:
He says his prayers regularly.
She said goodbye to us.
They said nothing about me.
It is said that............
He always tells the truth/a lie.
She told me a story.
Can you please tell the time?
Please tell me your name.
He told me a Secret.
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