Say/Tell
The manager _____ the shipment will arrive on Friday.
SAID
The supplier said the trucks are ready to load.
CORRECT
Our boss said us to check the tracking number.
Our boss told us to check the tracking number.
The supervisor _____ us to check the delivery schedule.
TOLD
She told that the shipment left yesterday.
INCORRECT
The customs officer told it was not possible to release the goods.
The customs officer said it was not possible to release the goods. / The customs officer told us it was not possible to release the goods.
They _____ me the goods were stuck in customs.
TOLD
The driver told me he was late because of traffic.
CORRECT
They said us earlier that the cargo was delayed.
They told us earlier that the cargo was delayed.