1) Depois de althoughusamos um sujeito + verbo: Although it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.

(Embora tenha chovido muito, ns aproveitamos nosso feriado) I didnt get the job although I had all the necessary qualifications. (No consegui o emprego, embora eu tivesse todas as qualificaes necessrias.) 2) Depois de in spiteof ou despite(apesar de), usamos umsubstantivo, um pronome (this/that/what etc.) ou a forma do gerndio ing. In spite of the rain, we enjoyed our holiday. (Apesar da chuva, aproveitamos nosso feriado.) I didnt get the job in spite of having all the necessary qualifications. (No consegui o emprego apesar de ter todas as qualificaes necessrias.) She wasnt well, but in spite ofthis she went to work. (Ela no estava bem, mas apesar disso ela foi trabalhar.) In spite ofwhat I said yesterday, I still love you. (Apesar do que eu te disse ontem, eu ainda te amo.) Despitetem o mesmo uso que in spiteof, mas nunca leva o OF. Pode-se tambmusar as formas in spite of the fact (that) e despite the fact (that) I didnt get the job in spite of / despite the fact that I had all the necessary qualifications. 3) s vezes usa-se thoughem vez de although: I didnt get the job though I had all the necessary qualifications. Geralmente thoughvem sempre no incio da frase: Though it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday. No ingls falado, sempre se v thoughno fim da frase, significando but ou however. The house isnt very nice. I like the garden though. (= but I like the garden) 4) Eventhough uma forma mais enftica de although: Even though I was really tired, I couldn t sleep.