Provide examples of direct and indirect speech in different tenses.

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Provide examples of direct and indirect speech in different tenses.

Direct Speech:

1. Present Simple Tense:
- She says, "I eat breakfast every morning."
- He says, "I don't like coffee."

2. Present Continuous Tense:
- They say, "We are going to the party tonight."
- He says, "I am not feeling well."

3. Present Perfect Tense:
- She says, "I have visited Paris twice."
- He says, "They haven't finished their work yet."

4. Past Simple Tense:
- He said, "I went to the beach yesterday."
- She said, "They didn't come to the meeting."

5. Past Continuous Tense:
- They said, "We were watching a movie when it started raining."
- She said, "He wasn't listening to me."

6. Past Perfect Tense:
- He said, "I had already finished my homework when she called."
- She said, "They hadn't arrived when we left."

Indirect Speech:

1. Present Simple Tense:
- She says that she eats breakfast every morning.
- He says that he doesn't like coffee.

2. Present Continuous Tense:
- They say that they are going to the party tonight.
- He says that he is not feeling well.

3. Present Perfect Tense:
- She says that she has visited Paris twice.
- He says that they haven't finished their work yet.

4. Past Simple Tense:
- He said that he went to the beach yesterday.
- She said that they didn't come to the meeting.

5. Past Continuous Tense:
- They said that they were watching a movie when it started raining.
- She said that he wasn't listening to her.

6. Past Perfect Tense:
- He said that he had already finished his homework when she called.
- She said that they hadn't arrived when we left.