Question

The game ----- ( finish) by the time Tanmay---- ( reach) the stadium.

Answer 1

The game finished by time.

Tanmay reached the stadium

Answer 2

Answer:

The game had finished by the time Tanmay  reached the stadium.

Explanation:

Tense is basically the time of a verb's action.

Since the given statement represents time frame, past tense of the verb forms are used.

" had reached " is  past perfect tense, and hence, reached is used , which is the past tense.