Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. Shanti asked me, "Why did you keep this smartphone in the bin?" (a) Shanti asked me why I had been keeping that smartphone in the bin. (b) Shanti asked me why I kept that smartphone in the bin. (c) Shanti asked me why I was keeping that smartphone in the bin. (d) Shanti asked me why I had kept that smartphone in the bin.

Options

A. Shanti asked me why I was keeping that smartphone in the bin
B. Shanti asked me why I kept that smartphone in the bin.
C. Shanti asked me why I had kept that smartphone in the bin.
D. Shanti asked me why I had been keeping that smartphone in the bin

Answer

C