We can use as if when we want to say what something or someone

seems like. As though can be used in exactly the same way:

He looks as if/though he hasn't slept all night. (His appearance

suggests this, i.e. he looks very tired)
It feels as if/though summer's on the way. (The warm air and
sunny sky suggests this)
It sounds as if/though they've arrived. (The sound of a car
stopping, doors opening, people talking outside suggest this)

We can also use as if and as though with a past verb tense, to suggest that
something is unreal:

She behaves as if/though she were the Queen. (She obviously

isn't the Queen)
He walks as if/though he were an old man. (But in fact he's a
young man)
They talk as if/though the world were coming to an end. (Of
course it's not)

Compare the following two sentences:

He looks as if/though he's sick. (He is sick)

He talks as if/though he were sick. (But actually he's well)

In informal speech, we can use like instead of as if/though:

He looks like he hasn't slept all night.

It feels like summer's on the way.
It sounds like they've arrived.

He looked as if he would burst out in tears any minute.

Tenía pinta como si en cualquier momento se pusiera a llorar.  
We were pretending to be happy, just as if nothing had happened.
Fingimos de estar felices, como si no hubiera ocurrido nada.  
The man drove on as though he didn't see the accident.
El hombre se fue como si no hubiera visto el accidente.