Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:

Arthur _____ all his exams by $5$o'clock yesterday.

• A. passed
• B. passes
• C. has passed
• D. has been passed
• E. had passed

Answer 1

The correct option is E had passed

We use past perfect tense to explain an action that was completed before another action in the past.

As the action of passing exams was completed before 5 o'clock, we will fill in the blank with the past perfect tense.

Option A - 'Passed' is the past form of the verb used in the simple past tense. Thus option A is incorrect.

Option B - 'Passes' is the third person form of the verb used in the simple present tense. Thus option B is incorrect.

Option C - 'Has passed' is used in the present perfect tense. Thus option C is incorrect.

Option D - 'Has been passed' is used in the present perfect tense in the passive voice. Thus option D is incorrect.

Option E - 'Had passed' is used in the past perfect tense. Thus option E is the correct answer.

'Arthur had passed all his exams by 5 o'clock yesterday.'