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BABY YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR ................(The Beatles)

 1	I asked a girl what she wanted to be
 2	She           , «Baby can’t you           .
 3	I wanna be famous, a star of the           .
 4	But you can do something in between
 5	Baby, you can drive my car. Yes, I’m gonna be a star
 6	Baby, you can drive my car, and maybe I’ll love you.»

 7	I            that girl that my prospects were           .
 8	She           , «Baby, it’s understood
 9	Working for peanuts is all very fine
10	But I can show you a better time
11	Baby, you can drive my car. Yes, I’m gonna be a star
12	Baby, you can drive my car, and maybe I’ll love you.»
13	Beep beep mm beep beep, yeah!

14	Baby, you can drive my car. Yes, I’m gonna be a star
15	Baby, you can drive my car, and maybe I’ll love you.
16	I            that girl I could start right away
17	And she        : «Listen, babe, I’ve got something to       .
18	I’ve got no car and it’s breaking my           .
19	But I found a driver and that’s a start»
20	Baby, you can drive my car, and maybe I’ll love you.»
21	Baby, you can drive my car, and maybe I’ll love you.»
22	Beep beep mm beep beep, yeah!


                             EXERCISES
 1.- Listen to the song and fill in the gaps in the lyrics.

 2.- Find in the song three verbs typically used in indirect speech.
     What's the difference in the sentence structure that is used 
     with each of them? Write a dictionary formula for each with these 
     elements:    S   V   Oi   Od

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 3.- TRANSFORM the sentences in the following verses from indirect into direct speech:

 1: 

 7:

16:

 4.- TRANSFORM the sentences in the following verses from direct into indirect speech:
 
2+3:	She asked me                                                 .
4:	She told me                                                  .
5:	She told me                             and she added        .
	                                                             .
6:	She told me                             and she added        .
	                                                             .
10:	She told me 	                                             .
17:	She told me to                    because 	             .
18:	She told me 	                                             .
19:	She told me 	                                             .


 5.- TRANSFORM the following sentences from direct into indirect speech, using "he"
     as a subject and these verbs to introduce the indirect speech. Look first at the
     formulae to use each verb in reported speech:

	ask + (Oi) + Od
	ask + Oi + to V
	tell + Oi + Od
        say + Od + (to Oi)
        promise + (Oi) + to V
	suggest + S + V-ed
	advise + Oi + to V
	refuse + to V

"Do you know what time it is, children?"
"I think I must go, Jack."
"I'll take you to the zoo tomorrow, Jimmy."
"Bring me my coat, James."
"Can you answer the phone, please?"
"Why don't you all go to the beach?"
"You two should see a doctor."
"I have no intention of going to that meeting."

 6.- Now write one more sentence with each of the verbs in the list.

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