1 Complete the sets of sentences using a verb
from the box in the correct form. Which verb
fits all the sentences in each set?
say
speak
talk tell
1 a) I've never ........... a lie in my life.
b) I don't believe in ........... tales.
c) You should always
........ the truth, no matter
how much it hurts.
d) I'm good at
jokes.
2 a) I don't a word of German, but I'd like to
learn.
b) My teacher sometimes
........ so quickly that I
can't understand a word he says.
c) If I get bad service in a shop, I always ask to
........... to the manager.
d) I like people who aren't afraid to
mind.
...... their
3 a) ........... to my friend on the phone every day.
b) I enjoy ........... politics with my friends.
c) My boy/girlfriend and I have ...... about
getting married.
4 a) I'm always things I shouldn't
b) Everyone ........... I would be a good manager.
c) I can't ..... I enjoy learning English.