Even though vs Even if - English In A Minute

Learn how to use 'even though' and 'even if' with English In A Minute from BBC Learning English.
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"Even though I could stop the rain, I'd still stay inside today."
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Thank you for this lesson. It helps me! I recently hesitated between both when I was writting a sentence. Everything is clear for me now. 👍

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even though it is hard to learn .but i will still try. even if my team lost ,i still stand by him

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Even though you're saying I didn't understand anything, it seems that you have understood.

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Please Make a video on as if and as though as well

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Also explain even as and even so sir

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i will keep studying, even if i'm tired

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[@bbclearningenglish]

Hi Rungsak Thongmuk. You'll find the transcript, a quick guide and a quiz on our website. It might help you: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/eiam/unit-1/session-27

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Even if I could stop the rain, I'd still stay inside today.

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Every English teacher in Korea doesn’t know the difference between ‘even though’ and ‘even if’. They think these two are just same

[@TecnoJohan]

Even though I hate working but I m still going to work every single day. Even if you go to watch the movie Avengers, I m not gonna go I need to do my homework.

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Sir, are even if and even then same, I find it difficult, please explain

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Someting hypothetical

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i keep learning english even though its confusing

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Even if there are still corona virus by2021, I'm going to abroad.

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Even though I don't like yellow but I will wear that yellow dress at the party. Even if it rained, I I would not take my coat to the party

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Even if they pay me I won't go outside in this covid pandemic

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Even though I love you, I'm still going to talk about your bad habits.

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I don't understand which part from "even though" is true but unexpected.

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Still they look the same I mean what’s the difference between hypothetical and unexpected things

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Even though I hate cooking I m still gonna cook for my mom

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Sounds like an Innocent child...i net he teaches children english a lot

[@englishaccess7232]

This video is very misleading!! "Even if" is not necessarily hypothetical e.g. She’s going to have problems finding a job even if she gets her A levels Getting her A levels is not hypothetical or it would be "even if she got". "Even if" is used to emphasize that something will still be true if another thing happens. Use the past tense after it to convey a hypothetical present, and the past perfect to convey a hypothetical past.

[@bbclearningenglish]

Thanks for your comment, hypothetical here is used in the broad sense of something suggested, that may or may not be true. As you have stated, this can both be for an unreal condition, or something that is seen to be likely, and you are right to point out that the degree of likeliness can be indicated by the following tense. It is certainly true that "Even if" is used to emphasise that something will still be true if another thing happens and "Even though" is used to emphasise that something is still true, even though another thing has happened.