As if, As Though, Like

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GRAMMAR VI
STUDENTS: Mario Salazar, Shirley Vásquez
CLASS: 6th
DATE: Friday November 13th, 2015
TOPIC:
AS IF / AS THOUGH/ LIKE
As if and as though are conjunctions.
As if and as though have a similar meaning.
STRUCTURE:
USES:
1. We use as if and as though to say how someone or something looks, sounds,feels:
EXAMPLES:
 The house looks as if / as though nobody was living in it
 Ann sounds as if / as though she’s got a cold.
 You look as if / as though you haven’t slept well.
 I feel a bit depressed. I don’t feel as if / as though I’ve had a holiday
 You look as if you’ve seen a ghost.
 Is something bothering you? You look as if you haven’t slept in days
Subject + Verb1 + AS IF / AS THOUGH + subject + Verb 2

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2. We can say it look/sound /smell as if / or
It look /sound /smell/ as though or like
EXAMPLES:
 It smells as if / as though someone has been smoking in here.
 Tom is very late. It looks as if / as though he is not coming.
 It looks as if they’ve had a shock.
 It looks as though you’ve not met before.
 It doesn’t look as if the economy will improve anytime soon.
 The airplanes were so close together it looked as if they were going to crash.
3. As if or as though is also used with other verbs to describe someone’s behaviour, or
the way someone is acting.
EXAMPLES:
 I can’t stand spending time with Ben. He always acts as if /he’s smarter than everyone.
 Why is Carol ignoring us? She’s acting as if She’s never met us before!
 She told like she had known the problem

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4. We use as if / as though and Past Tense with present meaning, to
indicate unreality or improbability or doubt in the present.
EXAMPLES:
 George speaks as if / as though he knew everything. He is nothing but an upstart.
 I cannot put up with your behaviour. You order about as if /as though you were the
boss, which you are not.
 He spends money as if he owned a bank
Note: If you want to emphasize that something is not true, it’s possible to use were instead
of was. In American English it’s common to use were
EXAMPLES:
 She’s behaving as if she were the Queen of England!
(She is not the Queen of England, but she is acting as if she is very important)
 They stared at me as if I were crazy.
(I’m not crazy, but people looked at me like I was crazy.)
 His older brother always treats him as if he were a child.
(He is not a child, but his brother often talks to him like a child.)
 He boarded the airplane as if he were a seasoned traveller.
 She walks as if she were a supermodel.
 She sings as if she were a pop star.
MORE EXAMPLES:
“True “ statement (fact) Verb form after as if/as though
He is not a child She talked to him as if he were a child
She did not take a shower with
her clothes on
When she came in from the rainstorm, she
looked as if she had taken a shower with
her clothes on
he will be here She spoke as if she wouldn’t be here

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5.- 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.
LIKE
Like is often used instead of as if/as though.
EXAMPLES:
 It looks like rain
Notice: Like is followed by a noun object
 It looks like it is going to rain (informal)
 It felt like it could snow at any minute.(informal)
 That house look like it´s going to fall down.
 It look like they aren´t coming.
 She ran like if she was running a marathon.
NOTICE: Like is followed by clause. This use of like is common in informal English, but
is not generally considered appropriate in formal English; as if or as though is preferred.
This is common in American English.

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BIBLIOGRAFY
CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARIES ONLINE .(s.f.). Obtenido de
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/gramatica/gramatica-britanica/as-if-and-as-though
ENGLISH TEACHER MELANIE . (s.f.).Obtenido de
http://www.englishteachermelanie.com/grammar-as-if-a-conjunction-and-an-
exclamation/
LEARN ENGLISH GRAMMAR. (s.f.). Obtenido de
http://tehttp://teacherjoe.us/learnenglishgrammar89.html
PERFECT YOUR ENGLISH . (s.f.). Obtenido de
http://www.perfectyourenglish.com/usage/as-if.htm

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CLASSROOM ACTIVITY
1.- Complete the following sentences with as if / as though or like.
1. You need to act as if you knew the answers and as long as you have studied the answer
will come to you.
2. She talks to her Friends as if they were her slaves.
3. He live like a king,even though he is just a carpenter.
4. She speak as though she had marbles in her mouth.
5. Jill's eyes are red. She looks as if she has cried.
6. It looks like rain,so let´s not go anywhere but stay indoors.
7. The surface of the table feels as if it has been hit with something hard.
8. The noise coming from outside sounded like a UFO that we know from science fiction
films.
2.- Choose the correct answer:
9. Andika works . . .
a) As though he was a machine
b) As though he likes machine
c) As though he were a machine
10. They played football . . .
a) As if they met European clubs
b) As if they had met European clubs
c) As if they would met European clubs
11. Mr. Mustofa spoke . . .
a) As though he were a native speaker.
b) As though he were a native speaker
c) As though he is a native speaker
d) As though he had been a native speaker

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12. Muslichah acts . . .
a) As if she was an artist
b) As if she is an artist
c) As if she were an artist
13. Nanik stares at me. . .
a) As though I were her enemy.
b) As though I am her enemy.
14.Mr. Toyo treated me . . .
a) As if I made a mistake.
b) As if I had made a mistake.
c) As if I have made a mistake

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GRAMMAR VI
NAME: _________________________________ DATE: _________________________
CLASS: _____________________
OBJECTIVE: Develop a high grade of knowledge in all student about the different uses of
as if/ as tough/ like.
INSTRUCTION: Read carefully each sentence and fill the blank spaces with the correct
answer.
TIME: 10 minutes
GRAMMAR TEST WITH ANSWERS
AS IF / AS TOUGH/ LIKE
1.- Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. ( 1 point each sentence)
1.- You ______________ something is bothering you, my dear. Is there a problem?
a) look as if b) look c) like
2. Your perfume makes me ____________ hungry because it _______ vanilla.
a) feel – smell like b) feel as though – smells as if
3. Jill's eyes are red. She __________ she has cried.
a) looks as if b) like c) as though
4. She walks ________________________________
a) As if she were never tired b) As if were tired c) As if she is never tired
5. Wawan Plays football ________________________
a) As if he had been a professional player b)As if he were a professional player
c)As if he is a professional player
2.- Join the sentences on the right and the sentences on the left to build complex
sentences.
1. It´s getting darker.It looks a) as though he were in a Formula 1 race.
2. He drives b)as if he was running for his life.
3. She acts c) as if nobody had lived there for ages.
4. He ran extremely quickly. He ran d) as though it is going to rain.
5. That old house on the hill looked e) as though she were very rich,but she´s
not.
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