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Marold Posted 14 years ago
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As if
"He sang full out as if he were singing in public." (taken from a book)
How come after "as if" in the past is used past continuous instead of past perfect continuous? I've though after "as if" is generally used "past simple" for the present and "past perfect" for the past. It has just bewildered me, so I'd be glad for any explanation.
Thank you in advance.
How come after "as if" in the past is used past continuous instead of past perfect continuous? I've though after "as if" is generally used "past simple" for the present and "past perfect" for the past. It has just bewildered me, so I'd be glad for any explanation.
Thank you in advance.
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In actual practice you'll find just about every tense after "as if", including continuous tenses. The usage is much more flexible with "as if" than with just "if". Note, however, that continuous tenses can also be used after "if".
- In actual practice you'll find just about every tense after "as if", including continuous tenses.
- The usage is much more flexible with "as if" than with just "if".
- Note, however, that continuous tenses can also be used after "if".
- CJ
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In actual practice you'll find just about every tense after "as if", including continuous tenses. The usage is much more flexible with "as if" than with just "if". Note, however, that continuous tenses can also be used after "if".
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