Reported Speech

1. Rewrite the sentences in reported speech:
a) "I'm writing an e-mail", Chris said.
b) "Tom and John will meet us after the match", Sam said.
c) "I don't understand the joke", Bill said.
d) "My sister can't ski", said Peter.
e) "You must exercise more", Dr. Brown told me.

2. Choose the correct answer:
a) My parents said they_____________ (will see/would see) me later.
b) Her mother said that she____________ (was watching/ is watching) television.
c) Sue said that she____________________ (must/had to) leave then.
d) Our friends said that they __________ (are going to meet/were going to meet) us after the film.
e) I said that I____________ (can help/could help) on Wednesday.

3. Correct the following sentences:
a) She said that she was talking to Kate now.
b) Rob said that he can't come the following day.
c) We said that we were going to meet tomorrow.
d) He said that he must go to the lesson.
e) I said that I am doing my homework.