"As if" I cannot get it

IP: *.stoginet.csc.pl / *.internetdsl.tpnet.pl 05.02.05, 18:18
If we want to say about past action

"Miała tyle bagaży jakby wyjeżdżała na kilka miesięcy"

should we use Past Perfect?

"She had so much luggage as if she had gone for a couple of months"

or just "as if she went"

?? Thx
    • Gość: goscio Re: "As if" I cannot get it IP: *.bchsia.telus.net 05.02.05, 19:13
      I would say:
      She had so much luggage as if she would be gone for a few months.
      couple of - najczesciej znaczy "dwa"
    • chickenshorts Re: "As if" I cannot get it 05.02.05, 19:23
      Gość portalu: Mee napisał(a):
      > If we want to say about past action
      >
      > "Miała tyle bagaży jakby wyjeżdżała na kilka miesięcy"

      > should we use Past Perfect?

      > "She had so much luggage as if she had gone for a couple of months"
      >
      > or just "as if she went"

      > ?? Thx

      Well, let's start with simple bits: "wyjeżdżała na kilka miesięcy" isn't the
      same as 'she went for few/several months', is it? It needs continuous tense
      and the one to render this nicely would be, of course, 'she was going...'
      now, since you are talking about a past event and/or 'gdybasz', you
      introduce 'unreal past' and go a tense back and end up with?...

      Well?

      Your environmentally-friendly teacher.
      • chickenshorts Re: "As if" I cannot get it 05.02.05, 19:27
        'she went for few/several months'

        Hloody bell! a few, A FEW! not few

        • Gość: ms jones Re: "As if" I cannot get it IP: *.range81-157.btcentralplus.com 05.02.05, 20:42
          But she didn't go for a few months. She simply packed enough to last her a few
          months, in the speaker's opinion. :)
          • chickenshorts Re: "As if" I cannot get it 06.02.05, 17:28

            Only now noticed your 'objection', ms jones.

            Gość portalu: ms jones napisał(a):

            > But she didn't go for a few months.

            I know she didn't.

            >She simply packed enough to last her a few
            > months, in the speaker's opinion. :)

            Yes, that's why we have 'as if' there. :)

            • Gość: ms jones Re: "As if" I cannot get it IP: *.range81-157.btcentralplus.com 06.02.05, 17:56

              > and the one to render this nicely would be, of course, 'she was going...'

              even nicer: 'she were going'
              and yes, we do have 'as if' in there

              > now, since you are talking about a past event and/or 'gdybasz', you
              > introduce 'unreal past' and go a tense back and end up with?...

              Promises, promises, chickenshorts! You started off in the past tense, promised
              to go a tense back - and...?

    • niepytana Re: "As if" I cannot get it 05.02.05, 20:53
      ... as if she were to go...
      • chickenshorts Re: "As if" I cannot get it 06.02.05, 17:15
        niepytana napisała:

        > ... as if she were to go...

        Nope. Wrong.
        • axxolotl Re: "As if" I cannot get it 06.02.05, 17:31
          as if she were going
          • chickenshorts Re: "As if" I cannot get it 06.02.05, 18:03
            a cookie for
            axxolotl
            ktora napisała:

            > as if she were going

            Yes, because the verb preceding as if/as though can be in the pas or present
            without affecting the tense of the subjunctive, thus: 'She has/had so many
            suitcases as if she were going for a few months and not two days...' Typical
            woman.
            • Gość: ms jones Re: "As if" I cannot get it IP: *.range81-157.btcentralplus.com 06.02.05, 18:21
              I wonder what a typical man is like?

              www.looniebin-of-jokes.com/pics/positif.gif
              • chickenshorts Re: "As if" I cannot get it 06.02.05, 18:49

                Spot on, ms jones, spot on!

                As I get older I tend to spend more and more time hanging around building
                sites...
                • Gość: ms jones Re: "As if" I cannot get it IP: *.range81-157.btcentralplus.com 06.02.05, 19:13
                  Then you should know that at least women builders aren't fussy about clothes.
                  And they get more work done!

                  www.thehumorarchives.com/humor/0001039.html
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