His face cleared up as if

[Boris Tatarenko]

His face cleared up as if the sun came out from the clouds.

I think the sentence above isn't correct and it should be:

His face cleared up as if the sun had come out from the clouds.

Am I right?

Moreover does "cleared up" sounds natural to you in the sentence above?

 

[emsr2d2]

I have no idea what "his face cleared up" is supposed to mean.

Note that you have used "isnot" in your post. That's not a word.

 

[Boris Tatarenko]

I'm trying to say, let's say, a friend of mine was in a bad, gloomy mood, so his face was quite "dark". But suddenly his face became brighter, lighter because something raised his spirits. And I say the fact that his face became brighter as though the sun had come out from the clouds and shone it.

It's tough to explain. I'm literally trying my best.

 

[GoesStation]

If the context is clear, your sentence works. You would have to have written something like "His face had a sombre cast" before it.

 

[Rover_KE]

I'd say '...as if the sun had come out from behind the clouds'.

 

[JMurray]

not a teacher

We sometimes use the phrase "his/her face lit up", in this sort of context.
For example: "He was obviously in a bad mood, but when Mary entered the room his face lit up, as if the sun had come out from behind the clouds".

 

[Tdol]

Or brightened up.