Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.

I asked Joe to meet for lunch on Saturday.

I said, “Let’s meet for lunch on Saturday, Joe”.

The most appropriate option to express the given sentence in direct speech is:

I said, "Let's meet for lunch on Saturday, Joe."

This is because the verb "said" is in the past tense, so the verb in the direct speech should also be in the past tense. Additionally, the pronoun "Joe" in the direct speech refers to the person being addressed.

The other options are incorrect:

• I says, “Let’s meet for lunch on Saturday Joe”.
• I said, “We shall meet for lunch at Saturday Joe”.
• I said, “Let’s meets for lunch at Saturday Joe”.