As If/As Though

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 As If/As Though
Is used to declare a state which is not true in reality or fact.

As if dan as though diikuti tenses bentuk

present atau past tense tergantung makna
yang dimaksud oleh si pembuat berita
(speaker).

Jika yang dimaksud adalah Namun jika yang dimaksud

sesuatu hal yang kemungkinan
besar terjadi atau nyata, maka
kalimat yang mengikutinya
adalah dalam bentuk present
continuous atau future tense.
adalah sesuatu yang tidak
nyata (untrue), maka kalimat
yang mengikuti nya adalah
past future atau simple past
tense.
 As If/As Though
We use as if and as though to make
comparisons. They have a similar meaning. We
use as if and as though to talk about an
imaginary situation or a situation that may not
be true but that is likely or possible. As if is
more common than as though.
 The Difference Between As If and As
Though
There is no real difference between them and if there is, it’s
too subtle in common speech. Consider the example below:

• He acted as if he owned everything around me

• He acted a though he owned everything around me

The slight difference is that, “As If” is used or preferred in

speculative cases where you are not confident about
something being the reason or cause or fact.
In the sentence, “He behaved as if he had lost his mind.” The
phrase ‘As If’ suggest what could have been the cause of
weird demeanour.

But if we say,

“He behaved as though he had lost his mind.”

It suggests that we have a bit of confidence on

what might have caused that demeanour.
 Present Subjunctive
Subject + Verb(present) + As if/As though + Subject + Verb(past)

The girl dresses as She looks as if

if it were summer she knew the
now. answer.
 Past Subjunctive
Subject + Verb(past) + As if/As though + Subject + Past perfect

Jane talked as if she She looked as

had known everything. though she had
been a rich woman.
 As If/As Though
We can use both as if and as though followed by a non- `

finite clause or a prepositional phrase

Example:
She moved her lips as if to
smile

They were shouting as though

in panic.
 As If/As Though
In informal English, like can be used in a similar way to as
if, though it is not always considered correct in formal
contexts.

Ex:
It felt like it could snow at
any minute
 Exersices
 Henry talks to his dog as if it………(understand) him.
understood
 Jane says as if she……..(be) my superior.
were
 Jack feels as if today……..(be) Sunday.
were
 Tim acts as if he……..(not, have) a car.
didn’t have
 Sean told me about the accident as though
he……..(see) it himself.
had seen
 Max acted as though he……..(meet) her
had met
 She talks to me as if she……..(be) my mother.
were
 Alec told me about my father as if he……..(know) my father
very well.
had known
 Izzy says as if she really……..(enjoy) living in this tiny village.
enjoyed
 The man delivered his speech as if he……..(become) a real
president.
became
 Jim looked as if he……..(take) a shower with his clothes on
had taken
 Leslie looks as if she……..(see) a ghost
saw
 Sometimes he acts as if he……..(not, do) have a brain in his
head
didn’t
 She talks as though she……..(not, be) a teacher
weren’t
 Rip seems as if he……..(not, sleep) for days
hadn’t slept