Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The landlord said to me, "Did you pay the water bill on time?"

Options

A. The landlord asked me if I had paid the water bill on time.
B. The landlord asked me if I paid the water bill on time.
C. The landlord asked to me that did I pay the water bill on time.
D. The landlord asked me did I paid the water bill on time.

Answer

A

Explanation

The landlord asked me if I had paid the water bill on time.(Correct)
(b) The landlord asked me if I `ul("paid")` the water bill on time.(Change of reported speech to simple past is incorrect)
(c ) The landlord asked to me `ul("that")` did I pay the water bill on time. (Incorrect word used)
(d)The landlord asked me `ul("did I paid")` the water bill on time.(Incorrect tense and structure)