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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

as if ... were/had been

01, She behaved as if she were a famaus actress.02br
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002, She behaved as if she had been a famaus acotress.02br
00Does #2 indicate at the moment she behaved, she virtually thought she was a famous actress or she virtually thought she had been a famous actress?02br
00I think either way means about the same and native speakers usually say #1. Is there much difference between 1 and 2?02br
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00LiJ 0-
  

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— Nona the brit

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0Yes, there is a big difference.02br
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001. She believes she is a famous actress now (but she isn't).02br
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002. She believes that she was a famous actress in the past (but she wasn't).0-
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0Thanks, Nona.02br
00Got it!. Very clear! 0-
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0I'll adapt a bit Nona's answers to your case: 02br
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001. She 01b00believed02b00 she 01b00was 02b00a famous actress 01b00at that time02b00 (but she 01b00wasn't)02b00.02br
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002. She 01b00believed02b00 that she 01b00had been
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0Thanks, Marius.02br
00Got it! 0-
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