as if

as if

1. Translate into Russian.

1. She behaved as if she knew nothing of what had happened.

2. Why do you behave as if you did not know me?

3. She will treat you as if she didn’t know you.

4. Her eyes are red as if she had cried.

5. You look upset as if you had lost something.

6. She felt as if she had lost something.

7. It is as if I had promised nothing. – Ведь я же ничего не обещал.

8. It seems as if he knew they way.

9. It looks as if they had not been expecting us.

2. Open the brackets. Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous to show simultaneousness; use the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous to show priority..

1. They are joking and laughing as if they (to be) ___________ the best friends.
2. She looked at me as if she (to try)____________ to remember where she had seen me before.
3. Why do you go on as if you (not to mind)______________?
4. She always gave us presents as if she (to be) _____________ our aunt.
5. The boy looks as if he (to be) ___________ feverish.
6. She feels as if she (to know) _____________ all about it.
7. You look as if you (not to believe) _______________ me.
8. It seems as if he (to know) _________________ the way.
9. It was as if the night (to fall) __________________
10. It looks as if they (not to expect) ___________________________ us.
11. There was a smell of tobacco in the room as if someone (to smoke)___________ there.
12. You behave as if you (never to see) ____________a baby in your life.
13. There was a thin line across the cup as if it (to be) ___________ broken and mended.
14. She’ll speak to you as if nothing (to happen) ________________.

15. She smiled at me as if she (to be) _________ really glad to see me.
16. She felt as if she (to lose)______________ something.
17. She feels as if they (to be) ______________ friends for many years.
18. She looks as if nothing (to happen) __________________.
19. Will you please stop discussing me as if I (not to be) _____________ present here?
20. She looks as if she (not to sleep) ___________________.
21. He drank his coffee as if he (not to feel) ____________ the taste.

3. Open the brackets. Use “could do” or “could have done”.

1. You speak as if you (can, help) __________________ me.
2. She will reproach (упрекать) you as if anybody (can, do) ___________________ more.
3. You look as if you (can, eat) __________________all of it.
4. You will feel as if you (can, do) ____________it easily.
5. She felt as if she (can, explain) everything.
6. She feels as if someone (can, see) _____________ her.
7. It is not as if I (can, help) __________________.

4. Translate into English.

1.Ей казалось, что она все забыла. –   _________________________________

2.Мне кажется, что теперь я смогла бы ее понять. –

I feel _________________________________________________________________

3.Он, казалось, принял решение. - _________________________________

4.Почему у вас такой вид, словно вы мне не верите?

Why do you look _________________________________________________________

5.Он казался совершенно здоровым. ________________________________

6.По вашему виду можно подумать, что вы никогда об этом не слышали.

You look _______________________________________________________________

7.Комната выглядела так, словно ею никогда не пользовались.

The room looked ________________________________________________________

8.Ему всегда кажется, что он не нравится людям.

He feels _______________________________________________________________

9.Мне казалось, что никто не смог бы мне остановить.

I felt __________________________________________________________________

10.Ведь я ничего не смог бы тогда сделать. _________________________________

11.Ведь вы его не знаете. _________________________________

12.Ведь вы с ним не говорили. _________________________________

13.Казалось, она приняла решение. _________________________________

14.Казалось, что дождь идет уже давно. _______________________________

15.Вы, кажется, довольны. _________________________________

16.Похоже, что они уже ушли. _________________________________

17.Она, кажется, уже проверила отчеты. ________________________________

18.Погода, кажется, становится лучше. _________________________________