Question

he acted as he the principal (was. were)​

Answer 1

He acted as he was the principal.

Explanation:

• When the noun is singular "is" is used in the present tense and "was" is used in the past tense.

• Whereas, when the noun is plural "are" is used in the past tense and "were" is used in the past tense.

• When we use singular and plural regular verbs we use "s" with singular regular verbs and "es" with irregular verbs.

• When singular third-person pronouns and nouns are used, we add an "s" at the end of the form of the verb to show it is singular.

Answer 2

Correct verb:

He acted as he was the principal.

Explanation:

• The word "was" is first and third person singular of be.
• Since, the sentence is taking place in past, the simple past form of be is used. The plural form of "was" is "were".
• For example: He was a painter and they were painter. In the given sentences, He is singular noun and they is plural noun.