Question

Change the following sentence into indirect speech. The man said to the people at the bus stop "Don't you believe me"?

• A. The man asked the people at the bus stop whether they did not believe him
• B. The man asked the people at the bus stop that you did not believe him
• C. The man said to the people at the bus stop that they don't believe him
• D. The man asked the people at the bus stop if they do not believe him

Answer 1

Answer:

A. The man asked the people at the bus stop whether they did not believe him

Direct speech:

The man said to the people at the bus stop, "Don't you believe me?"

Rules for indirect speech:

• said to → asked (because it is a question)

• Don't you believe me? → whether/if they did not believe him

• you → they (referring to the people)

• me → him

• Present tense don't believe changes to did not believe because the reporting verb is in the past.