Name: As if vs As though - English In A Minute
Uploaded: 2020-11-10T18:11:48.000Z
Duration: 1 min
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Hi, I'm Georgina from BBC Learning English.

Have you ever wondered about the difference

make comparisons about an imaginary situation

or a possible situation that might be true.

To make comparisons about an imaginary situation,

we use the past tense for the verb following

'He acted as if he didn't hear anything, but he did.'

'They feel as though they weren't appreciated,

To make comparisons about a possible situation

that might be true, we use the present tense

for the verb following 'as if' or 'as though'.

'He speaks as if he knows a lot about cooking.

My stomach is rumbling as if I didn't have any breakfast,