Babam yatakta kitap okumamamı söyledi.
- My father told me not to read a book in my bed.
O bana babasının öldüğünü söyledi.
- He told me that his father was dead.
Tom'a ne yapması söylenmişse onu yapıyor.
- Tom is only doing what he was told to do.
Tom'a daha önce bunu yapmak zorunda olduğu söylenmişti.
- Tom has already been told he has to do that.
... being told "no" by this business. ...
... We told the press this, but they didn't believe us. ...