Exercise 1
What do you say in these situations? Use the words in brackets to make your sentence.
1) You meet Bill. He has a black eye and some plasters on his face. (look / like / be / a fight)
You say to him: ________
2) Claire comes into the room. She looks absolutely terrified. (look / like / see / a ghost)
You say to her: What's the matter? You ________
3) Joe is on holiday. He's talking to you on the phone and sounds happy. (sound / as if / have / a good time)
You say to him: You ________
4) You have just run one kilometre. You are absolutely exhausted. (feel / like / run / a marathon)
You say to a friend : I ________
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1)
1 You look like you’ve been in a fight.
2 You look like you've seen a ghost. / … like you saw a ghost.
3 You sound as if you're having a good time.
4 I feel like I've (just) run a marathon. / … like I (just) ran a marathon.
Exercise 2
Make sentences beginning It looks like … / It sounds like … .
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you should see a doctor it's going to rain |
there's been an accident she isn't coming |
they're having an argument we'll have to walk |
1) Sarah said she would be here an hour ago.
You say: ________
2) The sky is full of black clouds.
You say: It ________
3) You hear two people shouting at each other next door.
You say: ________
4) You see an ambulance, some policemen and two damaged cars at the side of the road.
You say: ________
5) You and a friend have just missed the last bus home.
You say: ________
6) Dave isn't feeling well. He tells you all about it.
You say: ________
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2)
1 It looks like she isn’t coming.
2 It looks like it's going to rain.
3 It sounds like they're having an argument.
4 It looks like there's been an accident.
5 It looks like we'll have to walk.
6 It sounds like you should see a doctor.
Exercise 3
Complete the sentences with as if . Choose from the box, putting the verbs in the correct form.
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she / enjoy / it he / need / a good rest I / not / exist |
I / go / be sick she / hurt / her leg she / not / want / come |
he / not / eat / for a week he / mean / what he / say |
1) Mark looks very tired. He looks ________
2) I don't think Paul was joking. He looked ________
3) What's the matter with Amanda? She's walking ________
4) Peter was extremely hungry and ate his dinner very quickly.
He ate ________
5) Tanya had a bored expression on her face during the movie.
She didn't look ________
6) I've just eaten too many chocolates. Now I don't feel well.
I feel ________
7) I phoned Liz and invited her to the party, but she wasn't very enthusiastic about it.
She sounded ________
8) I went into the office, but nobody spoke to me or looked at me.
Everybody ignored me ________
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3)
1 as if he needs a good rest
2 as if he meant what he said
3 as if she's hurt her leg / as if she hurt her leg
4 as if he hadn't eaten for a week
5 as if she was enjoying it
6 as if I'm going to be sick
7 as if she didn't want to come
8 as if I didn't exist
Exercise 4
Complete each sentence using as if .
1) Andy is a terrible driver. He drives ________ the only driver on the road.
2) I'm 20 years old, so please don't talk to me ________ I ________ a child.
3) Steve has never met Nicola, but he talks about her ________ his best friend.
4) It was a long time ago that we first met, but I remember it ________ yesterday.
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4)
1 as if he was/were
2 as if I was/were
3 as if she was/were
4 as if it was/were
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