1.Salim wnet to school alone, ____although____ she knew that it was very unsafe.

2. They liked their camping holiday, ____in spite____ of the rain.

3. ____Despite____ the pain in her leg, she still won the marathon excellent.

4. My father decided to buy the car ____although____ he didn’t really have enough money.

5. ___Although____ she was very sick, she still try to complete this job.

6. ____Despite____ his age, he still plays badminton every morning.

7. ____Although____ Land and Mike went to university together, they weren’t close friend.

8. We still play football outside ____in spite___ of the heavily rain.

9. ____Despite____ her illness, she must go to school.

10. Loan knew what he wanted _____in spite___ of not understanding anything.

Điền vào chỗ trống: Although, despite,in spite

1/Salim wnet to school alone,....although......she knew that it was very unsafe

2/ They liked their camping holiday,...in spite.....of the rain

3/ .....In spite of/ Despite....the pain in her leg,she still won the marathon excellent 

4/ My father decided to buy the car...although.......he didn't really have enough money

5/.....Although....she was very sick,she still try to complete this job

6/......In spite of/ Despite....his age,he still plays badminton every morning

7/......Although...Land and Mike went to university together they weren't close friend

8/ We still play football outside.....in spite.....of the heavily rain

9/.....In spite of/ Despite...him illness,she must go to school

10/Loan knew what he wanted...in spite....of not understanding anything

1, Although the weather was bad, they still went out for dinner.

In spite of the bad weather, they still went out for dinner

2, the film didn t recevie good investment. the film was a great success.(despite)

Despite not receiving good investment, the film was a great success

3, I will be with my brother in Son La Hydro Power Plant at this time next week.(staying)

At this time next week I will be staying with my brother in Son La Hydro Power Plant.

4, why don t you start to run anh see if that helps you to lose weight ?

You should start to run anh see if that helps you to lose weight

III. Put the verd in brackets in either past simple or present perfect.

16. They (buy )__________bought______ a new house last week.

17. I (buy )______bought___________ a new television.

18. My morther (watch )______has watched___________. Don't  burn several times.

19. I (watch )______watched___________. Iron man last night.

20. My father (meet )________has met_________ my teacher before.

21. My brother (meet )_______met__________ his old friend yesterday.

22. He (go )________went_________ to Paris last summer.

23. She (never, go )_________________ to Paris.

24. Phong (finish )________has finished_________ his homework recently.

25. My friend (finish )____finished_____________ his essay three days ago.

Ex 2. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple)
1. I (cycle / just) ___have just cycled___ 50 km. I (cycle) ___cycled___ 100 km last week.
2. I (write) ___wrote___ an essay yesterday. I (write / already) ___have already written___ two essays
this term.
3. I (ring / just) ___have just rung___ my friend, but I (not/ring) ___didn't ring___ him 10 minutes ago.
4. Two days ago, I (watch) ___watched___ a Madonna concert on TV. I (see / already) ___have already seen___ Madonna live in concert several times.
5. I (spend) ___spent___ my summer holiday in Australia last year, but I (be / not) ___haven't been___to Singapore yet.

Đáp án: tiredness

In spite of being very busy, Mr Tan tries to take good care of his children

In spite of being close friends, we sometimes have a row

Despite taking a taxi, Ha still arrived late for the concert

In spite of being tired, I tried to finish my HW

Despite the heavy snow, the explorers tried to walk to the village

In spite of working hard, he couldn't earn a lot of money

Despite running very fast, he couldn't catch the bus

In spite of the bad weather, the boy went swimming in the lake near the city centre

In spite of being a poor student, Tom studied very well

Despite not finishing the HW, he went to sleep

Despite her beautiful voice, she doesn't want to be a singer

In spite of studying hard, he failed the test

Despite her intelligent, the girl is very friendly with her friends

In spite of the noise, she can work

Despite her serious illness, she doesn's see the doctor

1.In spite of being very busy, Mr Tan tries to take good care of his children.

2.In spite of being close friends, we sometimes have a row.

3.Despite taking a taxi, Ha still arrived late for the concert.

4.In spite of being tired, I tried to finish my HW.

5.Despite the heavy snow, the explorers tried to walk to the village.

6.In spite of working hard, he couldn't earn a lot of money.

7.Despite running very fast, he couldn't catch the bus.

8.In spite of the bad weather, the boy went swimming in the lake near the city centre.

9.In spite of being a poor student, Tom studied very well.

10.Despite not finishing the HW, he went to sleep.

11.Despite her beautiful voice, she doesn't want to be a singer.

12.In spite of studying hard, he failed the test.

13.Despite her intelligent, the girl is very friendly with her friends.

14.In spite of the noise, she can work.

15.Despite her serious illness, she doesn's see the doctor.

Đáp án: In spite of eating lots of food, she is still very slim.

1. Yesterday, Hoa and her aunt ( go ) ..went........... to the market.

2. I would like ( tell ) ..tell.... you about my family.

3. You should't ( eat ) eat..... to much candy

4. I ( be ) ...will be... fourteen years old next week.

5. What about ( go ) ..going.... to the movies ?

6. She never ( allow ) ..allows to.. her children to stay up late.

7. Nam likes ( watch )....watching... basketball.

8. What did you ( do ) ....do.... last night ?

9. You ought ( finish ) .to finish........ your homework before ( watch ) ..watching..... TV.

10. I ( not have ) ....don't have to.. ( get ) ....get... up early.

11. His uncle ( teach ) ....taught..... English in our school five years ago.

12. The children should ( spend ) ......spend.... only a small part of their free time ( play ) ...playing.. videos games.

13. My English teacher ( get ) ....got..... a bad cold last week.

14. They (not go ) .did't go.......... to the movies last Sunday.

15. They ( build ) ....built.. this school in 1995.

16. Did You ( meet ) meet........ your old teacher yesterday ?

17. We would like ( fly ) ....fly... to Jakarta.

18. What did you ( do ) .....do....... last Saturday ?

- I ( go ) ....went..... fishing.

19. John ( buy ) .....bought........ a lot of old books last month.

20. Videos games can ( be ) ..be..... addctive , so phayers must ( be ) .be..... careful.

21. She prefers ( socialize ) ....to socialize... with her friends

22. She prefers ( read ) ...to read.....

23. I ' did ( see ) ...see..... cowboy movies.

1/ Although his friend was sick, she still went to work yesterday

Inspite of / Despite her sick friend, she still went to work yesterday.

2/ In spite of the dirty room,Salim didn't clean it

Although / Though / Even though the room was dirty, Salim didn't clean it.

3/ Despite her unkind behavior,we still love her

Although she behaves unkindly, we still love her.

4/ Although there was the traffic jam,they went to the post office

Despite the traffic jam, they went to the post office.

5/ Despite the fact that Tony learnt very hard,he failed this test

Although Tony learnt very hard,he failed this test.

6/ Although my uncle was tired, he still drove a hundred kilometers to the next city.

Despite being tired, my uncle still drove a hundred kilometers to the next city.

7/ Her brother really enjoy this job although the salary was very low

Despite the low salary, her brother really enjoy this job.

8/ The film poster is wonderful. I don't like to see it

Although the film poster is wonderful, I don't like to see it.

Bài này giúp em luyện tập về cách dùng Mệnh đề hay Danh từ đằng sau hai loại từ cùng có nghĩa "mặc dù" là:

although / even though / though + Mệnh đề (có Chủ ngữ, vị ngữ)  

despite / in spite of + Danh từ / Cụm danh từ hoặc V-ing

Cô chúc em học tốt nha!