English Grammar - Conditional Sentence

English Grammar
English Grammar - Conditional Sentence

Fill in the blank with correct form of the verb : He walks as if he ……… a wooden leg. (have)


Options:

  1. had
  2. have
  3. has
  4. was having

Right Answer: had

The conjunction ‘as if’ introduces an unreal or hypothetical comparison, and English marks such unreality by shifting the verb one tense back. Since the main clause ‘He walks’ is in the present tense, the clause after ‘as if’ must take the past form, giving ‘as if he had a wooden leg’. The sentence does not claim that he actually has a wooden leg; it only says his walk resembles that of a person who does. This is the same subjunctive-like backshift found in ‘He talks as if he knew everything’.

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