choose the correct word from those in brackets.1 my grandmother always

Choose the correct word from those in brackets.

1 my grandmother always ____ me about her childhood, (says/tells)
2 don't do that! she ____ them, (say/told)
3 did she ____ you where she had put my books? (say/tell)
4 when I was introduced to the actor he ____ a few words to me. (said/told)
5 that little boy is very bad. he ____ a lot of lies, (says/tells)
6 she ____ to me she didn't know what to do. (said/told)
7 he often ____ things like that, (says/tells)