AS IF/AS THOUGH

As if atau as though adalah conjunctions yang digunakan untuk menunjukkan sesuatu yang bertentangan dengan kenyataan atau contrary to the fact dan pola kalimatnya juga pengertiannya sama dengan IF-CLAUSE

POLA KALIMAT AS IF/AS THOUGH [ IN THE PRERSENT TIME ]
Subject + verb [simple present]	Unreal Simple Past	Real Simple Present
	As if / as though + subject + verb 2 + complement	Subject + do/does + not + verb 1 + complement
	As if / as though + subject + were + adjective/nouns	Subject + to be 1 + not + adjective/nouns
	As if / as though + subject + did + not + verb 1 + complement	Subject + verb 1 + complement
	As if / as though + subject + were + not + adjective/nouns	Subject + to be 1 + adjective/nouns

Contoh :

1. He acts as if he were rich. (Kenyataan = he is not rich)

2. He looks as if he saw a ghost. (Kenyataan = he does not see a ghost)

3. My father acts as though he didn’t have a car. (Kenyataan = he has a car)

4. He talks as if/as though he were not a teacher. (Kenyataan = he is a teacher)

POLA KALIMAT AS IF/AS THOUGH [ IN THE PAST TIME ]

1. Subject + verb 2 [simple past] + as if / as though + subject + had + verb 3 + complement [past perfect]

Kenyataan = subject + did + not + verb 1 + complement (simple past)

2. Subject + verb 2 [simple past] + as if / as though + subject + had been + adjective/nouns [past perfect]

Kenyataan = subject + to be 2 + not + adjective/nouns (simple past)

3. Subject + verb 2 [simple past] + as if / as though + subject + had + not + verb 3 + complement [simple past]

Kenyataan = subject + verb 2 + complement (simple past)

4. Subject + verb 2 [simple past] + as if / as though + subject + had + not + been + adjective/nouns [past perfect]

Kenyataan = subject + to be 2 + adjective/nouns (simple past)

Contoh :

1. He acted as if he had been rich. (Kenyataan = he was not rich)

2. He looked as if he had seen a ghost. (Kenyataan = he did not see a ghost)

3. My father acted as though he hadn’t had a car. (Kenyataan = he had a car)

4. He talked as if/as though he had not been a teacher. (Kenyataan = he was a teacher)

5. She looked as if/as though she had not taken a shower. (Kenyataan = she took a shower)

6. He drove as if/as though he had not been a driver. (Kenyataan = he was a driver)

A. Complete these sentences using as if from the box

@ she had hurt her leg @ he hadn’t washed for ages @ you need a good rest @ she was enjoying it @ she was going to throw it at him @ he was half-asleep @ you’ve seen a ghost @ they hadn’t eaten for a week @ I’m going to be sickc

@ she had hurt her leg @ he hadn’t washed for ages @ you need a good rest

@ she was enjoying it @ she was going to throw it at him @ he was half-asleep

@ you’ve seen a ghost @ they hadn’t eaten for a week @ I’m going to be sickc

1. Tom looks very tired. You say to him: You look ______________________________

2. When you talked to Jack on the phone last night, he had difficulty speaking. And he said some strange things. He sounded ______________________________

3. Carol had a bored expression on her face during the concert. She didn’t look ______________________________

4. You could smell him from a long way away. He badly needed a bath. He smelt _____________________________

5. Your friend comes into the room looking absolutely terrified. His face is white. You say : What’s the matter ? You look ______________________________

6. You’ve just eaten a whole box of chocolates. Now you are felling ill. You say: I feel __________________________

7. When you saw Sue, she was walking in a strange way. She looked ______________________________

8. They were extremely hungry and ate their dinner very quickly. They ate their dinner _________________________

9. Ann and Tom were having an argument. She was very angry. Suddenly she picked up a plate. She looked ______________________________

B. Using the idea given in parentheses, complete each sentence with as if/as though

1. (I wasn’t run over by a ten-ton truck)

I feel terrible. I feel as if (as though) I had been run over by a ten-ton truck

2. (English is not her native tongue)

She speaks English ________________________________________________________

3. (His animals aren’t people)

I know a farmer who talks to his animals _________________________________________

4. (You didn’t see a ghost)

What’s the matter? You look _________________________________________________

5. (His father is not a general in the army)

Sometimes his father gives orders _____________________________________________

6. (I didn’t climb Mt. Everest)

When I reached the fourth floor, I was winded. I felt ________________________________

7. (He has a brain in his head)

Sometimes he acts _________________________________________________________

8. (We haven’t known each other all of our lives)

We became good friends almost immediately. After talking to each other for only a short time, we felt ___________________________________________________________________

9. (A giant bulldozer didn’t drive down Main street)

After the tornado, the town looked _____________________________________________

10. (I don’t have wings and can’t fly)

I was so happy that I felt _____________________________________________________

11. (The child won’t burst)

The child was so excited that he looked _________________________________________

12. (She does not know anything)

She always talks everything to every people ______________________________________

13. (He didn’t study in the university)

He brought some books _____________________________________________________

14. (He isn’t a police)

He asks me everything about the robbery _______________________________________

15. (She is not a nurse)

When my father was sick, she gave some helps __________________________________

16. (I didn’t understand the lesson)

I didn’t ask anything to my teacher _____________________________________________