Rephrasing:

Although
In Spite of
Despite
Although it was raining heavily, we went out.
1) Despite / In spite of raining heavily, we went out
2) ‘’ ‘’ the heavily rain, we went out
3) ‘’ ‘’ the fact that it was raining heavily, we went out.
Al revés sería
Despite being late, we saw the whole movie.
Although we were late, we saw the whole movie.

In spite of having submitted the essay, I got a low mark

Although I have submitted the essay, I got a low mark.

1- Although we went to the movies, we didn’t watch the movie we wanted.

Despite the fact that we went to the movies, we didn’t watch the movie we wanted.
2- In spite of the snow, she came to work on time.
Although it was snowing, she came to work on time.
3- Despite having talked to Donny, he didn’t realize his issue.
Although I have talked to Donny, he didn’t realize his issue.
4. Although she arrived on time, she couldn’t meet Taylor Swift.
In spite of arriving on time, she couldn’t meet Taylor Swift.
5. I can’t wait to meet my favorite singer.
I look forward to meeting (no meet ni met) my favorite singer.
6- She looks forward to creating the new app.
She can’t wait to create the new app.
7- Despite the fact that we studied French two years ago, we can’t remember
anything now
Although we studied French two years ago, we can't remember anything now.

CLUES:
Si no me da verbo como en la nº2, y me da un sustantivo que puede ponerse como
una acción verbal (nieve y nevar) cambiarlo por was + gerund.
Si en la frase principal tengo despite + having something, en la de abajo poner
although Subj + have + past tense.
Si en la oración principal tenemos un verbo acabado en -ed o irregular, en la de
abajo usar gerundio.
Se cambia de -ed a -ing y de -ing a -ed.