Basics. Reported Speech.

Choose the correct reported speech for the following sentence: "I've never played soccer," he told her.

Answers:
- [ ] He told her he's never played soccer.
- [X] He told her he'd never played soccer.
- [ ] He said to her he's never played soccer.
- [ ] He said to her he'd never soccer played.
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The correct answer is "He told her he'd never played soccer." In reported speech, we use "told" when addressing someone directly (like "her") and the present perfect tense "have" changes to the past perfect tense "had."
