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Even if and even though

October 7, 2013 - pdf

These two expressions are often confused but they are not interchangeable. Even though means ‘despite the fact that’. It shows contract. It is more emphatic than although and though.

  • Even though I didn’t know anybody at the party, I had a nice time. (= Despite the fact that I didn’t know anybody at the party, I had a nice time.)
  • I bought that necklace even though it was expensive. (= I bought that necklace in spite of the fact that it was expensive.)
  • Even though she was angry with him, she said nothing. (= Although / though she was angry with him, she said nothing.)

Even if means ‘whether or not’. It is mainly used to talk about unreal or imaginary situations.

  • Even if I become a millionaire, I will always lead a simple life.

Here the speaker is not a millionaire at the moment. He is merely saying what would happen if he were a millionaire. Here we are talking about an unreal situation and its probable result.

  • Even though he is a millionaire, he leads a simple life. (= Although he is a millionaire, he leads a simple life.)

Here we are talking about a real situation. The person is a millionaire.

  • I will not be able to finish that assignment even if they extend the deadline by a few weeks.

Here the reference is to an imaginary situation.

  • I could not finish that assignment even though they extended the deadline by a few weeks. (= Although they extended the deadline by a few weeks, I could not finish that assignment.)

More examples are given below.

  • Even though she passed the test, she didn’t get admission to the college of her choice.
  • Even if she passes the test, I don’t think she will get admission to the college of her choice. (I am merely guessing.)
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