Do AS IF, AS THOUGH and LIKE mean the same? C2 English Grammar with AS IF, AS THOUGH, LIKE

In today's C2 English grammar video we answer the questions: Do AS IF, AS THOUGH and LIKE mean the same? Can we use AS IF and AS THOUGH interchangeably? Does LIKE mean the same thing? We also explore the verb patterns after AS IF, AS THOUGH and LIKE in order to understand if and what difference in meaning we can convey You can book private lessons with me here: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=33429681 I'm best suited to: -B2+ learners: we can cover Grammar, Vocabulary and I specialise in Pronunciation; -Native and non-native English teachers or aspiring ones: we can learn and understand the Grammar, Vocabulary and Pronunciation terminology, concepts and techniques that you need during your training and that your students expect you to know and teach For any questions you can find me on Instagram or you can send me an email: [email protected] 00:00 INTRO 00:31 AS IF vs AS THOUGH 01:37 HOW TO PRONOUNCE 'AS' 02:05 TENSES: PRESENT + PRESENT 04:32 PRESENT + PAST 05:55 PAST + SIMULTANEOUS PAST 07:21 PAST + ANTERIOR PAST 08:03 TO BE 08:33 AS IF! 08:58 LIKE RELATED VIDEOS IF vs EVEN IF: https://youtu.be/xEtw1P2NGPY EVEN IF vs EVEN THOUGH – PART 2: https://youtu.be/1b4Z0X6oI2Q EVEN IF vs EVEN THOUGH – PART 1: https://youtu.be/w2cuK_ucyU0 INSIST: different verb pattern = different meaning: https://youtu.be/4OgXOVF3cX4 SUGGEST: different verb pattern = different meaning: https://youtu.be/9hFtmPRoJmg Suggest, Recommend and Demand: https://youtu.be/ZbHoij8obOg Verb Patterns with EXPECT: https://youtu.be/ng0v_a-vNRY WANT and WAIT: verb patterns: https://youtu.be/pOjaYi_2xWc VERBS WITH TWO OBJECTS: https://youtu.be/gS_2OcuBU4s THE SAXON GENITIVE PART 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9hEE0v5CJQ THE SAXON GENITIVE PART 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke1WOy2d-D4 VERB PATTERNS: -ING vs TO : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlLDiLZlcIw ABILITY in English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wWhCXOE81E ELLIPSIS – Grammar Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4q_LzNPKis IRREGULAR PLURALS – Grammar Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzX52ZN9jvM SINGULAR/PLURAL – Formal/Informal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK_JkE0HD9Q SINGULAR/PLURAL – Quantities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg-_m2oN9dw SINGULAR/PLURAL - Collective nouns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBzdgGnjNsE Gender in English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5PnjbQMqUk Word Order: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l37k1dpknb4 Adjectives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxEt_m_O8SU EMPTY GRAMMAR vs GOOD GRAMMAR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNKOpj22RAQ COMPOUND NOUNS Grammar Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clij2gvbZHQ The Role Of a Language Teacher-Use Critical Thinking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scGbm2zp58I (FOR) LONG vs (FOR) A LONG TIME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CinHpQfMbo Use UNTIL NOW, SO FAR, UNTIL, UP TO, AS LONG AS, BY Correctly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLcAdXlid0w Correct Tenses with FOR, SINCE, HOW LONG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIjme0Lnpz8 Advanced Usages of Auxiliary Verbs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uESShCNuJA Grammar Terminology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qyi3iSRGi5E Logic of English Verbs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48zPfpdjCcE How to Interpret The Dictionary Correctly and Mathematically: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=363vFjMx8vU INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/englogic_loe/