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Debpriya De Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

As if

1. "You will feel as if/like you have been hit by a bullet train."
2. "You will feel as if/like you were hit by a bullet train."
Which of these two sentences is correct ?
  

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Debpriya De Which of these two sentences is correct ? Both -- and "had been hit" as well. The tense after "as if" is extremely variable.

  • Debpriya De Which of these two sentences is correct ?
  • Both -- and "had been hit" as well.
  • The tense after "as if" is extremely variable.
  • I believe I've seen almost every possible tense that exists in the English language in an "as if" clause!
  • CJ
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Debpriya DeWhich of these two sentences is correct ?
Both -- and "had been hit" as well. The tense after "as if" is extremely variable. I believe I've seen almost every possible tense that exists in the English language in an "as if" clause!

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