Verbo TO SAY en inglés (conjugación y ejercicios)

Verbo to say en inglés

El verbo to say significa “decir” y se usa para expresar palabras, pensamientos o citas textuales. Es uno de los verbos más comunes en inglés y se emplea tanto en contextos formales como informales.

A diferencia de to tell, que se usa cuando mencionamos a quién decimos algo, to say se centra en lo que se dice.
Por ejemplo:
She said she was tired. (Dijo que estaba cansada.)
She told me she was tired. (Me dijo que estaba cansada.)

En este post verás su conjugación en presente, pasado y futuro, sus formas negativas e interrogativas, ejemplos, frases útiles y 50 ejercicios con sus respuestas.

Conjugación del verbo to say

Presente simple

Forma negativa

Pasado simple

Negativa: didn’t say → She didn’t say a word. (No dijo ni una palabra.)

Futuro simple

Negativa: won’t say → I won’t say anything. (No diré nada.)

Presente perfecto

Diferencias con to tell

Usos comunes del verbo to say

1. Para expresar lo que alguien dice o dijo:
She said it was important. (Dijo que era importante.)
They said they’d call later. (Dijeron que llamarían más tarde.)

2. En estilo directo:
He said, “I’m leaving.” (Él dijo: “Me voy.”)

3. En expresiones comunes:
That’s to say… (Es decir…)
I must say… (He de decir…)
Let’s say… (Digamos que…)
You can’t say that! (¡No puedes decir eso!)

Estructuras básicas

Afirmativa: Sujeto + say + complemento
I say the truth. (Digo la verdad.)

Negativa: Sujeto + don’t / doesn’t / didn’t / won’t say + complemento
He doesn’t say much. (No dice mucho.)

Interrogativa: Do / Does / Did / Will + sujeto + say + complemento
What did she say? (¿Qué dijo ella?)

Frases comunes con to say

What did you say? (¿Qué dijiste?)
I didn’t say anything. (No dije nada.)
She said she’d call me later. (Dijo que me llamaría más tarde.)
They say practice makes perfect. (Dicen que la práctica hace al maestro.)
I will say it again. (Lo diré otra vez.)
You can say that again! (¡Y tanto que sí!)
Let’s say we meet at 6. (Digamos que quedamos a las 6.)

50 ejercicios con to say

Completa las frases con la forma correcta del verbo to say (say, says, said, will say, don’t say, didn’t say, won’t say):

1. She ___ it was too late.

2. What did you ___?

3. I ___ hello every morning.

4. They ___ they were tired.

5. He ___ he would help us.

6. I ___ anything wrong.

7. She ___ she’s from London.

8. We ___ it again later.

9. He ___ nothing about it.

10. I ___ too much yesterday.

11. You ___ the same thing again.

12. They ___ they’ll come tomorrow.

13. She ___ always what she thinks.

14. I ___ not remember what he said.

15. He ___ he liked it.

16. We ___ nothing about that plan.

17. I ___ I was sorry.

18. They ___ they’d be on time.

19. What does she ___ about it?

20. He ___ it was my idea.

21. I ___ that before.

22. We ___ we don’t agree.

23. They ___ anything at the meeting.

24. She ___ she was happy.

25. He ___ he didn’t care.

26. I ___ goodbye and left.

27. What will you ___?

28. She ___ she loves travelling.

29. We ___ we’d finish soon.

30. I ___ nothing wrong.

31. They ___ they couldn’t go.

32. He ___ that yesterday.

33. I ___ sorry about that.

34. You ___ it too quickly.

35. She ___ she needed help.

36. He ___ the truth.

37. They ___ something funny.

38. I ___ I’d think about it.

39. What did they ___ in the meeting?

40. She ___ nothing at all.

41. We ___ the same last time.

42. I ___ I don’t like coffee.

43. He ___ he’s ready.

44. They ___ they’ve been busy.

45. I ___ that’s enough.

46. She ___ a lot of nice things.

47. He ___ he didn’t want to go.

48. They ___ it’s easy.

49. I ___ it clearly.

50. What will you ___ to her?

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El verbo to say es esencial para comunicar lo que alguien dice, piensa o informa. Se usa tanto en estilo directo (“He said, ‘I’m tired’”) como indirecto (“He said he was tired”).
Domina sus formas (say, says, said, will say), practica con los ejercicios y utilízalo para hablar y escribir con naturalidad en inglés.