Our teacher told us that reported speech is completely different in the Russian language:


e.g.

He told me that he has written a letter to his uncle...

Он сказал, что он пишет письмо своему дяде....

...constructions like that....look strange to me....somehow..it sounds like "he's going to write/intends writing"
is it wrong to say:
Он сказал, что он написал письмо своему дяде....?????????????