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Hans51 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Wished /acted as if
wished /acted as if
I know that
'I wish I were you' implies I cannot be 'you' and it is a kind of Conditional 2.
'He acts as if he knew all' implies it is not true that he knows all and it is also a kind of Conditional 2.
What I want to know is that
'I wished I met you' is possible to use and it is a kind of Conditionals or it is a past version of 'I wish I meet you'?
'He acts as if he knows me well' is okay to use and then how about 'He acted as if he knew me well'? Is it a kind of Conditional 2 or just a past version of the first sentence?
He acts as if he knows me well. ( it is likely for him to know me well )
He acts as if he knew me well. ( it is never possible for him to know me well)
He acted as if he knew me well. ( Which meaning is implied, likely or never?)
He acted as if he had known me well. ( Which meaning is implied, past or more past?)
I feel like my question this time is somewhat confusing to read but I hope that you can understand my point and please, don't be irritated with this question
Thank you so much as always and have a good and safe day.
I know that
'I wish I were you' implies I cannot be 'you' and it is a kind of Conditional 2.
'He acts as if he knew all' implies it is not true that he knows all and it is also a kind of Conditional 2.
What I want to know is that
'I wished I met you' is possible to use and it is a kind of Conditionals or it is a past version of 'I wish I meet you'?
'He acts as if he knows me well' is okay to use and then how about 'He acted as if he knew me well'? Is it a kind of Conditional 2 or just a past version of the first sentence?
He acts as if he knows me well. ( it is likely for him to know me well )
He acts as if he knew me well. ( it is never possible for him to know me well)
He acted as if he knew me well. ( Which meaning is implied, likely or never?)
He acted as if he had known me well. ( Which meaning is implied, past or more past?)
I feel like my question this time is somewhat confusing to read but I hope that you can understand my point and please, don't be irritated with this question
Thank you so much as always and have a good and safe day.
Top answer
" is okay. This would only be used in certain specific situations, for example: "There's a stranger over there. ", it is not really a question of the likelihood that he knows me well, rather, it is a question of why he is acting like he knows me when I don't remember ever seeing him before.
- " is okay.
- This would only be used in certain specific situations, for example: "There's a stranger over there.
- ", it is not really a question of the likelihood that he knows me well, rather, it is a question of why he is acting like he knows me when I don't remember ever seeing him before.
- " Some people will use the past tense in this situation rather than the present, but the meaning is the same.
- " Again, the meaning is why did he act like he knew me well when I don't remember ever seeing him before.
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"I wished I met you..." would only be used in very rare situations, for example, in a fairy tale: "I closed my eyes and wished I met you." However, the pattern, "I wish I met you...", is often heard, for example: "I wish I met you before I married my husband."
"He acts as if he knows me well." is okay. This would only be used in certain specific situations, for example: "There's a st
"He acts as if he knows me well." is okay. This would only be used in certain specific situations, for example: "There's a st
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