Contrasting ideas - although, despite, but...

Se usa las palabras como although, despite y however para hablar de contrastes.

Although - aunque
Even though - aunque
But - pero
Despite - a pesar de
However - sin embargo
Nevertheless - no obstante

Ejemplo:

She felt ill. She went to work. Se sentia enferma. Fue a trabajar.

Se puede decir:

Although she felt ill she went to work. Aunque se sentia enferma fue a trabajar.
Even though she felt ill she went to work. Aunque se sentia enferma fue a trabajar.
She felt ill but she went to work. Se sentia enferma pero fue a trabajar.
Despite feeling ill she went to work. A pesar de sentirse enferma fue a trabajar.
She felt ill. However she went to work. Se sentia enferma. Sin embargo, fue a trabajar.
She felt ill. Nevertheless she went to work. Se sentia enferma. No obstante fue a trabajar.

Se usa:

• Aunque + sujeto + verbo - although she felt ill....
• Even though es como although pero tiene mas énfasis.
• But se pone entre las dos frases (ver arriba). She felt ill but she went to work.
• *Despite + gerundio - Despite feeling ill she went to work.
• Despite the fact that + sujeto + verbo - Despite the fact that she felt ill...
• Despite + adjetivo posesivo
• Despite + nombre - Despite the weather they played tennis.
• However se usa para empezar la segunda frase con el contraste
• Nevertheless es como however pero tiene mas énfasis.

*In spite of significa lo mismo que despite (a pesar de) - se puede usar de la misma manera.

Ejercicio:

Transformar estas frases con la palabra indicada y despues haga clic aqui para ver las respuestas.

1.It was raining. We went to the beach. (Even though)

2.He was rich. He was unhappy. (Despite +gerundio)

3.They live in a small house without a garden. They have a large dog. (nevertheless)

4.The dog looks friendly. The dog bites people sometimes. (however)

5.She was tired. She cooked dinner. (despite the fact that...)

6.The wine was bad. The food was excellent. (but)