Objectif de cette leçon : ne plus confondre EVEN IF et EVEN THOUGH — hypothétique vs factuel.
Niveau B2
Même si : EVEN IF ou EVEN THOUGH ?
Piège #95 – Hypothétique vs factuel
La règle
EVEN IF
Même si (hypothèse, pas certain)
- I’ll go even if it rains. (Même s’il pleut – hypothèse)
EVEN THOUGH
Bien que, même si (fait réel)
- Even though it rained, I went. (Bien qu’il ait plu – fait)
Astuce : Vous pouvez remplacer par "although" ? → "even though". Par "whether or not" ? → "even if".
Exercice — 10 questions
Score 0 / 10
Question 1
I’ll go · it rains.
Question 2
· he’s rich, he’s not happy.
Question 3
She’ll come · she has to walk the whole way.
Question 4
· it was cold, she wore a dress.
Question 5
I’ll help you · it takes all night.
Question 6
· she studied hard, she failed.
Question 7
I wouldn’t go · you paid me.
Question 8
· I like him, I disagree.
Question 9
· it was really expensive, I bought it anyway.
Question 10
I won’t change my mind · you beg me.