Learn · Sentences Visiting a Doctor

The doctor told me that I needed more exercise.

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Sentence

Narrator

The doctor told me that I needed more exercise.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

You need to get more exercise.

Describing Habits

I'm trying to incorporate more exercise into my daily routine.

Asking About Others

Does your doctor recommend more exercise?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If I exercised more, I'd probably feel better.

Rephrased versions

Formal

My physician advised me to increase my physical activity.

Casual

The doctor said I need to exercise more.

Simpler English

My doctor told me to exercise more.

Phrases to learn

needed more exercise

Required an increased amount of physical activity.