As if, As Though and Like

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As if, As Though and Like

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As if, As Though and Like

As if and as though are conjunctions.

We use as if and as though to make comparisons. They have a similar meaning. We use as if and as though to talk about an imaginary situation or a situation that may not be true but that is likely or possible. As if is more common than as though:

The floods were rising and it was as if it was the end of the world.

It looks as if they’ve had a shock.

It looks as though you’ve not met before.

We can use both as if and as though followed by a non-finite clause or a prepositional phrase:

She moved her lips as if to smile.

They were shouting as though in panic.

As if and as though commonly follow the verbs feel and look:

She felt as if all her worries had gone.

They felt as though they had been given the wrong information.

I’ve got so much work it looks as if I’ll have to stay at home this evening.

In informal English, like can be used in a similar way to as if, though it is not always considered correct in formal contexts:

It felt like it could snow at any minute.

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Exercises

EXERCISE 1.

Write sentences using ‘as if/as though/like’ and the prompts given.

e.g There’s a strong smell of smoke in the school. (smell/burn)

It smells as if something is burning

1. I’ve been waiting for Philip for over an hour. (look/not come)
2. I feel terrible. My whole body’s aching and I think I have a temperature. (feel/have/flu)
3. Rachel looks so tired. (seem/study/all night)
4. The ground is so dry. (look/not rain/for a long time)
5. Have you spoken to Pauline and Shaun? They seemed so happy. (sound/get married)
6. Jennifer is always talking about her problems. (act/the only one with problems)
7. Have you noticed those black clouds over there? (look/rain)
8. Christine was caught in the rain without an umbrella. (look/have a shower)
9. I don’t know why George ignored Frank. They have already met each other. (act/never meet him)
10. She speaks German so well. (speak German/native language)

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