Fill in the gaps with say, tell or ask in the correct form, as in the example.

1. Kathy told her friends the truth about what had happened that night.
2. My dad .......... for the bill as soon as we finished lunch at the restaurant.
3. He .......... me questions about my family.
4. "Could I .......... you for a favour?" Nina said.
5. My grandmother used to .......... us exciting stories by the fire every night.
6. "Let me .......... you a joke I heard yesterday," he said.
7. "Why did you .......... everybody my secret?" he asked.