Examples of simple present to simple past in Indirect Speech with reporting verbs 'said' and 'told'

Here are examples of sentences using the reporting verbs "said" and "told" with the statements in the simple present tense, converted into the simple past tense in indirect speech:

1. Said
Direct Speech: "I walk to work," she said.
Indirect Speech: She said that she walked to work.

Direct Speech: "We cook dinner together," he said.
Indirect Speech: He said that they cooked dinner together.

Direct Speech: "She studies Spanish," he said.
Indirect Speech: He said that she studied Spanish.

Direct Speech: "They go to the gym every morning," she said.
Indirect Speech: She said that they went to the gym every morning.

Direct Speech: "I read the news online," he said.
Indirect Speech: He said that he read the news online.

2. Told:
Direct Speech: "I take my dog for a walk every evening," she told him.
Indirect Speech: She told him that she took her dog for a walk every evening.

Direct Speech: "We visit our grandparents on Sundays," he told her.
Indirect Speech: He told her that they visited their grandparents on Sundays.

Direct Speech: "She drinks green tea," he told us.
Indirect Speech: He told us that she drank green tea.

Direct Speech: "They play basketball after school," she told them.
Indirect Speech: She told them that they played basketball after school.

Direct Speech: "I listen to music while working," he told me.
Indirect Speech: He told me that he listened to music while working.

These examples demonstrate how to convert direct speech statements in the simple present tense into indirect speech using the reporting verbs "said" and "told," resulting in the statements being in the simple past tense.