Exercise 1. Translate the sentences into Russian.
1. He spoke as if he knew what he was speaking about. 2. He spoke English as if he had been studying it for many years. 3. You are telling me all this as if it were good news. 4. She had a feeling as if she hadnt known him all her life. 5. It looked as though the letter had been written by a child. 6. She spoke and it seemed as if she would never stop. 7. Becky also hated Mrs. Pinkerton and treated her as if she were the worst enemy. 8. There was a curious carefulness in his manner as if he were concealing some pain. 9. Youre almost grown-up now, and Im going to talk to you as if you were a grown-up. 10. Don't look at me as if you had never seen me before. 11. I feel as if my head were on fire. 12. Well, at any rate the weather isnt going to present difficulties. It looks as though it (set in) fine. 13. He felt as if he were floating in the air.
Exercise 2. Open the brackets using the Subjunctive Mood after AS IF, AS THOUGH
1. They met as though they (see) each other for the first time. 2. It seemed as though he (know) it long ago. 3. She looked at him as if she (see) a ghost. 4. He looked as if he (want) to say something but (be) afraid to begin his speech. 5. Her manner was cheerful as if nothing (happen). 6. She was breathing heavily as if she (run) a long distance. 7. And you behave as if we (be) two people who (be) acquainted. 8. They talked as if they never (meet) before. 9. They talked as if they (know) each other for many years and it (not be) the first time they met. 10. He nodded slowly as if he (agree) to her suggestion but she knew he would never do it. 11. Her eyes were swollen and had shadows as if she (not sleep) 12. They stared at each other in silence, and it was as if they (listen) for distant footsteps. 13. He speaks French as if he (be) a Frenchman. 14. Nothing had changed in the room, but it seemed as though somebody (be) there. 15. She looked very tired as if she (work) from early morning till late at night. 16. Suddenly he smiled and spoke in a changed voice, as if he (confide) a secret. 17. She looked content, as though she (wait) for this moment all day. 18. Hugh was surprised and annoyed and chilled as if the temperature in the room (sink) steadily. 19. He stared at me as if I (ask) him something very odd.
Exercise 3. Translate into English.
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