Respuestas
a) Mr. Miller said (that) he couldn't come to the meeting that Saturday.
b) Mary said (that) she was feeling ill.
c) Your brother said (that) he likes chocolate.
d) Your uncle asked if he might leave.
e) My brother said (that) he was going to learn to cook.
f) He said (that) he would learn English the next day.
g) My cousin said (that) he wasn't enjoying his job very much at that moment.
h) My parents said (that) they would phone me when the get back.
i) Susan said (that) I didn't know what Bob was doing.
j) Mr. Smith asked what would we do next.
k) She said (that) she would tell dad (that) she saw me.
Como realizar correctamente el ejercicio:
- Los verbos se tienen que cambiar a pasado según el tiempo en el que estén. Ejemplos: am/are/is going to - was/were going to, can't - couldn't, will phone - would phone.
La excepción a esta regla es cuando se habla de cosas que en la actualidad aún siguen siendo así. Ejemplo: I like chocolate - He said he likes chocolate.
- Las personas también deben cambiar a veces, si, por ejemplo, alguien ha dicho algo refiriéndose a sí mismo, no puedes dejar la persona como está, debes cambiar a otra. Ejemplos: "I can't..." - he said he couldn't.
- Los días y momentos también deben cambiarse: tomorrow - the next day, yesterday - the previous day, recently - at that moment, this Saturday - that Saturday.