0
Jack112 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
As If
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/grammar/archive/as_if.html
After reading that page. I got a little bit confused.
Are these correct? What do they mean?
1. He is standing next to that thing like it is a car.
2. He is standing next to that thing like it was a car. (Is this correct with 'was'? It sounds odd? It makes me feel like that thing was a car in the past?)
3. He is standing next to that thing as if it was a car. (It is not a car?)
4. He is standing next to that thing as if it is a car. (It is a car?)
Thanks.
After reading that page. I got a little bit confused.
Are these correct? What do they mean?
1. He is standing next to that thing like it is a car.
2. He is standing next to that thing like it was a car. (Is this correct with 'was'? It sounds odd? It makes me feel like that thing was a car in the past?)
3. He is standing next to that thing as if it was a car. (It is not a car?)
4. He is standing next to that thing as if it is a car. (It is a car?)
Thanks.
Top answer
Hi Jack "We can use as if when we want to say what something or someone seems like. As though can be used in exactly the same way" This is from the Learn English web site. html Try this, and see if it helps.
- Hi Jack "We can use as if when we want to say what something or someone seems like.
- As though can be used in exactly the same way" This is from the Learn English web site.
- html Try this, and see if it helps.
- In respect of your sentences: He is standing next to that thing as if it was a car.
- It is not a car.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
4 Answers
0
Hi Jack
"We can use as if when we want to say what something or someone seems like. As though can be used in exactly the same way"
This is from the Learn English web site. I couldn't find the archive page you mention above, but here is the Current page:
http:/
"We can use as if when we want to say what something or someone seems like. As though can be used in exactly the same way"
This is from the Learn English web site. I couldn't find the archive page you mention above, but here is the Current page:
http:/
00
0 What do these mean? 02 br
02 br
00 1. I'm studying as if my test 01 b 00 is 02 b 00 on thursday. 02 br
00 2. I'm studying as if my test 01 b 00 was 02 b 00 on thursday. 02 br
02 br
00 3. He is running as if he 01 b 00 is 02 b 00 getting chased. 02 br
00 4. He is running as if he 01 b
02 br
00 1. I'm studying as if my test 01 b 00 is 02 b 00 on thursday. 02 br
00 2. I'm studying as if my test 01 b 00 was 02 b 00 on thursday. 02 br
02 br
00 3. He is running as if he 01 b 00 is 02 b 00 getting chased. 02 br
00 4. He is running as if he 01 b
00
0 Hello Jack 02 br
02 br
00 In addition to what you already have from Abbie, here's some stuff from another thread, which may help with the general background to AS IF statements. 02 br
02 br
00 I’ve set out 'as if' in the style of conditional structures, for convenience. 02 br
02 hr
02 br
00 AS IF structures are perhaps more easily under
02 br
00 In addition to what you already have from Abbie, here's some stuff from another thread, which may help with the general background to AS IF statements. 02 br
02 br
00 I’ve set out 'as if' in the style of conditional structures, for convenience. 02 br
02 hr
02 br
00 AS IF structures are perhaps more easily under
00
0 My take on th "is" versus "was" question goes something like: 02 br
00 He is standing next to that thing as if it 00 was a car. As if he'd 02 br
00 never have entertained any other concept. In English, often hyperbole 02 br
00 is found in subtlety. You gotta love it 02 br
0-
00 He is standing next to that thing as if it 00 was a car. As if he'd 02 br
00 never have entertained any other concept. In English, often hyperbole 02 br
00 is found in subtlety. You gotta love it 02 br
0-
0
Related Questions