Coches electricos

1. Write the following sentences in indirect style. Use the reporting verbs in the chart below:

1) Peter bought a new TV set for a very low price and it came out to be a fake. He went back to theshop and said to the shop assistant: “I want to see the manager immediately!” What did he do?

2) It was twelve at night. Peter offered to accompany Mary. She said it wasn’t necessary and told himnot to bother, but he said: “Of course I bother! I will walk you home, I insist!” What did he do?

3) Peter arrived home at 3:30 and everyone was already having lunch. He said, “I’m sorry”. What didhe do?

4) Mary: “Peter, how do you use this electric screwdriver?”
Peter: “It’s easy, you see? You plug it and then press this button on the right, and it starts working”.
What did Peter do?5) Mary arrived home at 11:00 and she should have been there by 7:00. Mother said, “Mary, where have you been?” What did Mother do?

6) Tom had broken the armchair. When Mary asked him, he said,“Yes, it was my fault. I jumped on it and I broke it.” What did Tom do?

7) Mary said she hadn’t stolen the money, but Tom didn’t believe her and said, “Of course you stole the money!” What did Tom do?8) The judge said to the accused man, “You are free to go home”. What did he do?

9) “Mary, this is Tom, said Charles. What did Charles do?

10) “I didn’t break the glass”, said Jimmy. What didhe do?

2. Rewrite the following sentences in indirect style, using the reporting verbs given below.

1) “You are lying!”, he said. / He....
2) “How could this have ever happened?”, she said. /She...
3) “Waiter, this soup tastes terribly!” the man said. / The man....

4) “Yes, I broke the window,” said the boy. / The boy...
5) The doctor said, “Tom, you should lose some weight”. / Thedoctor...
6) One of the boys said, “Why don’t we go to the cinema?”. / One...
7) The teacher told us, “To use this arch you have to aim at the target and then let the arrow go”. / The teacher......