como si hubiese

as if … had

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phrase Uncommon #14,284
as if … had Usually followed by a past participle. The verb form can refer to different subjects depending on context.
SP: Me miró como si hubiese dicho algo extraño.
EN: He looked at me as if I had said something strange.

Parecía como si hubiese estado enferma.

She looked as if she had been ill.

Un asistente me da una señal, como si hubiese olvidado mis líneas.

An assistant gives me a cue, as if I had forgotten my lines.

— Ha vuelto (2015)

Como si hubiese explotado desde dentro.

As if it had exploded from within.

Yo trabajaré como si hubiese vuelto a nacer.

I will work as if I had been reborn.

— Vivir (1952)

Parecía como si hubiese visto un fantasma.

It looked as if I had seen a ghost.

Pero fue como si hubiese habido una cuerda invisible entre nosotros.

But it was as if there had been an invisible rope between us.

— Hackers: Ningún sistema es seguro (2014)

Parece como si hubiese estado enfermo.

He looks as if he had been ill.

¿Por qué siempre me hablas como si hubiese hecho algo malo?

Why do you always talk to me as if I’d done something wrong?

— Guardianes Del Día (2006)