subjunctive(as if +past subjunctive)

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Chcialbym rozwiac swoje watpliwosci co do powyzszego.Chodzi mi o to czy w standart english po 'as if' p.subjunctive jest konieczny czy jest to raczej bardziej figora stylistyczna podkreslajaca nierealnosc.Mam takie watpliwosci bo w ksiazkach(powiesciach nie do gram :)) znajduje obie wersje,a wjezyku mowionym to chyba sie z czyms takim wogole nie spodkalem.Za wyjesnienia z gory dzieki

Yes, you're right - in spoken English it's more often to use 'like' instead of 'as if/as though', although it is usually regarded as incorrect while writing in formal English.
NOTE:
The subjunctive mood is especially used when you are talking about something that you know is/was not true. Cf.
I don't like Henry. He talks as if/though he knew everything. (but I know that he doesn't know everything)
The Benders treat me as if/though I were/(was - spoken English) their son. (but I am not their son)
After the incident, the speaker went on speaking as if nothing had happened. (but we were all the witnesses of that particular incident)

Dzieki
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I don't like Henry. He talks as if/though he knew everything.

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Ale czy:

I don't like Henry.He talks as if he know everything.

jest mozliwe?Tzn jak juz pisalem tego typu zdania spodkalem w ksiazce i nurtuje mnie pytanie czy po as if/tough musze dac p.subjunctive czy tylko moge to zrobic,podkreslajac nierealnosc sytuacji.A moze autor tak pisze specjalnie?

>Ale czy:
>
>I don't like Henry.He talks as if he {knows} everything.

I am not sure whether you can say like that using the present simple in the above sentence. I'm of the opinion that you can't.
Still, you can use the present tenses with the following verbs:

look, sound, feel, e.g.

Nelly is late. It looks as if she isn't coming.
I don't feel as if I've just had a holiday.
Can you hear the music? It sounds as if our neighbours are having a party.

Dzieki bardzo, to wiele mi wyjasnilo :)

He know LOL za tkie cos chyba sie powinienem wychlostac:))