"He acted as if he _____ the answer." A) knows B) has known C) knew D) know
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The answer is "knew"
It's "C". knew
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Start testSince its past tense the answer is "knew"
He acted as if he knew the answer. That's the right answer.
In this sentence, “as if” suggests an unreal situation, so we use the past simple tense ‘Knew’
Correct is KNEW. Its a hypothetical situation, we dont know if he knows, but there is a probability
the correct answer is C. KNEW In this context, "acted as if" sets up as a hypothetical situation, so we use the past tense "knew" to indicate that he was pretending to have knowledge of the manner, even if he didn't actually know it. This aligns with the structure of expressing unreal situations or hypotheticals.
Il a agit comme s'il connaissait la réponse
He acted as if he ''knew'' the answer