– Cấu trúc As if/As though đi kèm với động từ nguyên mẫu có to hoặc một cụm giới từ.
Ex: Windy moved his lips as though to smile.
(Windy di chuyển môi của cô ấy như thể là cười)
➔ Cấu trúc As if / As though dùng để diễn tả sự việc ở hiện tại.
Form: S + V (e/es)+… + as if/as though + S +tobe(not)/VQKĐ +…
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Ex: She talkes as though she knew where Hung lived.
Cô ấy nói như thể là cô ấy biết Hùng sống ở đâu
➔ Cấu trúc As though dùng để diễn tả sự việc ở quá khứ.
Form: S + V2/ed +…+ as if/as though +…+ S + had (not) + VPII +…
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Ex: My sister ate as if /as though she hadn’t eaten during a week.
(Chị gái tôi ăn cứ như thể là chị ấy không được ăn trong suốt một tuần liền)
**** Một vài ví dụ khác
My sister spends money as if she owned a bank.
Minh walks as if he were a big hero.
Zen always acts as though he were rich.
It sounds as though they had a happy time.
His sister looked as though she had seen a ghost.
Binz was having as if nothing had happened.
Ducky shook her headd as if to say “don’t trust him”.
She felt as though she was plunging into something new and quite abnormal.
We took as if we were overworked.
Black – faced, he looked as though he had been drained of all sensation.