ring

  1. Didn’t you use to ring the school to say you were ill and then play cards with Ram?
  2. Didn’t you use to ring the school saying you were ill and then play cards with Ram?
    Are they correct?
    Is ‘to say’ or ‘saying’ best suited?
    What is the meaning for ‘ring’ in these sentences?

#1 is correct. #2 is iffy. ‘Ring’ = make a telephone call to.

Mister Micawber,
What does ‘#2 is iffy’ mean?
I couldn’t understand?

‘Iffy’ means I don’t like it very much and am not sure it is right. DEFINITION #2.