B2

S + V + as if / as though + S + V2 · as if + S + had + V3

as if và as though + quá khứ

Explanation

Nói về việc KHÔNG đúng thực tế, chỉ giống như vậy. Dùng quá khứ đơn cho hiện tại không thật, quá khứ hoàn thành cho quá khứ không thật. Với be thì văn trang trọng dùng were cho mọi ngôi. Bẫy thường gặp: Nếu điều đó CÓ thật thì dùng hiện tại: He looks as if he is tired (đúng là trông mệt) khác as if he were tired (thực ra không mệt).

Examples

He talks as if he owned the place.

Anh ta nói như thể mình là chủ ở đây.

She looks as though she had not slept.

Cô ấy trông như thể chưa ngủ.

They behaved as if nothing had happened.

Họ cư xử như thể không có gì xảy ra.

It feels as if it were winter.

Cảm giác như đang mùa đông.

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