As If y As Though
Explora cómo “as if” y “as though” describen el comportamiento, desde explicaciones probables hasta situaciones imaginarias.
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1. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué sugiere la persona que habla sobre Mia?
Mia keeps checking the door as if she's waiting for someone.
- She has confirmed that someone is coming.
- Her behavior suggests that she may be waiting for someone.
- Her behavior shows that she isn't waiting for anyone.
Observa la diferencia entre observar una conducta y conocer un hecho.
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- Her behavior suggests that she may be waiting for someone.
“As if” introduce una impresión o una comparación; no confirma que la explicación sea verdadera.
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2. Completa el espacio en blanco.
Lena y Amir acaban de conocerse, pero su saludo sugiere una amistad que en realidad no existe.
Lena greets Amir ___ they've known each other for years.
- as though
- even though
- now that
La oración compara su saludo con una situación imaginaria.
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Lena greets Amir as though they've known each other for years.
“As though” significa lo mismo que “as if” aquí. “Even though” y “now that” presentarían la amistad como real.
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3. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué describe “ran” aquí?
Tara arrives out of breath. She looks as if she ran all the way here.
- A habit Tara follows every day.
- An imaginary action Tara is doing now.
- A possible action before her arrival.
Su estado actual da una pista sobre una acción anterior.
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- A possible action before her arrival.
El pasado simple puede describir un posible hecho real anterior al momento actual. Después de “as if”, una forma en pasado no siempre indica una situación irreal.
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4. Completa el espacio en blanco.
Esta es una comparación formal con una situación irreal en el presente.
Ben is just visiting, but he gives orders as if he ___ in charge.
- is
- were
- has been
El inglés formal tiene una forma especial de “be” para situaciones irreales en el presente.
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Ben is just visiting, but he gives orders as if he were in charge.
En inglés formal, el “were” hipotético se usa con cualquier sujeto, incluido “he”. El comportamiento de Ben no corresponde a su posición real.
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5. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿A qué se refiere “knew”?
I only started today, so I don't know the rules. You keep asking me questions as if I knew every rule.
- Imagined knowledge the speaker has now.
- Real knowledge the speaker had but has forgotten.
- Knowledge the speaker expects to gain later.
La persona que habla se refiere a cómo la están tratando ahora.
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- Imagined knowledge the speaker has now.
Una forma de pasado después de “as if” puede expresar distancia respecto a la realidad en vez de referirse al pasado. Aquí, “knew” se refiere a un conocimiento irreal en el presente.
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6. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué situación sugiere la forma de hablar de Sofia?
Sofia has never worked with the director, but she talks as though she had worked with him for years.
- A long working relationship that will begin in the future.
- A real working relationship that she has forgotten.
- An imagined long working relationship before now.
Fíjate en lo que la primera parte te dice sobre su experiencia.
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- An imagined long working relationship before now.
“Had worked” presenta una experiencia anterior imaginada. La primera cláusula deja claro que esta experiencia nunca ocurrió.
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7. Completa el espacio en blanco.
La comparación imagina una acción en curso en este momento, en lugar de una acción terminada o futura.
The meeting hasn't started, but Max keeps pointing at the clock as though we ___ him waiting.
- were keeping
- had kept
- would keep
La acción imaginada está en curso.
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The meeting hasn't started, but Max keeps pointing at the clock as though we were keeping him waiting.
“Were keeping” combina una comparación irreal con el aspecto continuo: Max se comporta como si la demora estuviera ocurriendo ahora.
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8. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Cómo parece ver Eli el hecho de admitir su error?
Eli won't admit a small mistake. He acts as though the team would lose all respect for him if he admitted it.
- As something that has already cost him the team's respect.
- As something that would make the team stop respecting him.
- As something that would increase the team's respect for him.
La consecuencia depende de una acción que él no ha realizado.
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- As something that would make the team stop respecting him.
“Would” describe la consecuencia que Eli parece imaginar. La persona que habla no está diciendo que el equipo realmente reaccionaría de esa manera.
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9. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué sugiere la comparación sobre la reacción de Jade?
I asked Jade to move her bag. She sighed as though I'd asked her to carry a piano upstairs.
- She believed that the request was literally about moving a piano.
- She was tired because she had already carried a piano upstairs.
- Her reaction seemed much stronger than the small request deserved.
Compara el esfuerzo necesario para las dos tareas.
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- Her reaction seemed much stronger than the small request deserved.
Una comparación exagerada con “as though” puede destacar una reacción que parece desproporcionada. No hay ningún piano real involucrado.
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10. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué conclusión está respaldada por la oración?
Riley doesn't sound as though he's certain about the answer.
- His voice does not suggest certainty.
- He is certain that the answer is wrong.
- He definitely knows nothing about the answer.
La negación se aplica a cómo suena, no directamente a lo que sabe.
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- His voice does not suggest certainty.
“Doesn't sound as though” rechaza una impresión de certeza. No demuestra que Riley carezca de conocimientos ni que crea que la respuesta es incorrecta.
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11. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué describe “as if to ask a question”?
Nora raised her hand as if to ask a question, but then lowered it without speaking.
- A question she had already asked.
- An apparent intention that she did not carry out.
- A requirement that she ask a question.
Su movimiento sugiere un propósito, pero su siguiente acción también importa.
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- An apparent intention that she did not carry out.
“As if” puede ir seguido de “to” más un verbo para describir una intención aparente. No significa que se haya llevado a cabo la acción que se pretendía realizar.
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12. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Por qué se usa “had been crying” aquí?
When Omar arrived, his eyes were red. He looked as though he had been crying.
- It proves the crying was imaginary because this tense always marks unreal events.
- It places the expected crying after his arrival.
- It places the possible crying before the past observation.
Distingue el momento de la observación del momento de su posible causa.
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- It places the possible crying before the past observation.
El pasado perfecto continuo sitúa el posible llanto antes de la llegada de Omar. Este tiempo verbal por sí solo no hace que una comparación con “as though” sea irreal.