Unit 118. As if / as though / like
Unit 118; Part A
![]() ![]() • That house looks as if it's going to fall down. • Helen sounded as if she had a cold, didn't she? • I've just come back from holiday, but I feel very tired. I don't feel as if I've just had a holiday. You can use as though in all these examples: • I don't feel as though I've just had a holiday. In informal spoken English you can also use like: • That house looks like it's going to fall down. Compare: • You look tired. (look + adjective) You look as if you haven't slept. (look as if + subject + verb) |
Unit 118; Part B
![]() ![]() • Sandra is very late, isn't she? It looks as if she isn't coming. • We took an umbrella because it looked as if it was going to rain. • Do you hear that music next door? It sounds as if they are having a party. You can also use as though or like: • It looks as though she isn't coming. or It looks like she isn't coming. |
Unit 118; Part C

• He ran as if he was running for his life.
• After the interruption, the speaker went on talking as if nothing had happened.
• When I told them my plan, they looked at me as though I was mad.
In informal spoken English, you can also use like in these examples.
Unit 118; Part D

• I don't like Tim. He talks as if he knew everything.
The meaning is not past in this sentence. We use the past (as if he knew) because the idea is not real: Tim does not know everything. We use the past in the same way in if sentences and after wish (see Unit 39).
Some more examples:
• She's always asking me to do things for her - as if I didn't have enough to do already. (I do have enough to do)
• Gary's only 40. Why do you talk about him as if he was an old man? (he isn't an old man)
When you use the past in this way, you can use were instead of was:
• Why do you talk about him as if he were (or was) an old man?
• They treat me as if I were (or was) their own son. (I'm not their son)
Exercises
![]() | Unit 117 Unit 118 Unit 119 | ![]() |
Ваш новый аромат может быть любым,главное – сделать правильный выбор. Если для решения этой задачи вы просто наберете в поиске "парфюмерия купить" и выйдите наинтернет-магазин духов www.shopopalo.kiev.ua, то успех Вам просто гарантирован.