has never danced before - reported speech

[mbocco]

Report speech this sentence:

"He had never danced before"

 

[Chalon]

Welcome to this forum!.

DO you want we help you?

"Nunca antes había bailado"

I hope that helps you.

Regards.

 

[mbocco]

Thanks, but my questions is? Report speech " He had never danced before" is the same or change?
I know meaning that sentences. Thanks again for your help and correct me all mistakes

 

[BBGirl]

It's not really reported speech. Example of reported speech:
"What time is it?"

He asked me what time is was.

Your example:"He had never danced before"
is the past perfect tense in English. It relates two things that happened in the past.
"He was awkward on the dancefloor because he had never danced before."

"He had never danced before" can't stand on its own without some contrast with something else that happened.

Hope this helps. This is my favorite subject

 

[mbocco]

Thanks, for your helps BBGirl.
Regards

 

[sanval]

I agree with BBGirl because I guess if you want to say the same as a reported speech sentence then you may have to add some words. For example,

"He said he had never danced before"

Then, you can see it's definitely reported speech. But I strongly believe your original sentence is just a description of somebody's activity. It's just a past perfect tense sentence.

Regards

 

[mbocco]

This is my first participation in this forum
Thanks sanval and thanks to all....

 

[sanval]

Welcome mbocco!!
It's always nice to help because we all learn even from mistakes. An extra tip for you: use the word or key short sentence you need to label your next thread. Then, more people will answer back to you.
Regards.