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Por and Para

Por and Para. Which one to use?. In English. The preposition for can indicate : Exchange: We already paid for our food Destination: I am leaving for school. In Spanish. Spanish has two prepositions to express these ideas: por and para We paid for our food

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Por and Para

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  1. Por and Para Which one to use?

  2. In English • The preposition for can indicate : • Exchange: We already paidforour food • Destination: I am leaving for school

  3. In Spanish • Spanish has two prepositions to express these ideas: por and para • We paid for our food • Pagamospornuestra comida. • I am leaving for school • Salgopara la escuela

  4. Use Por to indicate • The idea of passing through: El trenpasapor Panamá • General rather than specific location: ¿Hay un basureroporaquí? • How long something lasts: Vivimos en San Salvador pormuchosaños.

  5. Por continued • The cause of something: No tenemos el aguapor la sequía. • An exchange: Cadadíapagamosmáspor el petróleo.

  6. Por continued • Doing something in place of or instead of someone else: Estoymuyenfermo hoy. ¿Puedestrabajarpormí? • A means of completing an action: Hablamosporteléfono

  7. More examples of por • ¿Porqué no pasamospor el centro? Why don’t we walk through downtown? (passing through) • No puedoir a mi trabajo. ¿Quiénirápormí? • I can’t go to work. Who will go for me? (in place of) • Paguétreintadólaresporlos zapatos. • I paid thirty dollars for the shoes. (exchange)

  8. Use para to indicate: • For whom something is done: Damosuna fiesta paraMamá. • Destination: María se vaparaPanamá • The recipient of an item: Este regaloespara la abuela.

  9. Para continued • The purpose of an action: Leemos el periódicoparainformarnos. • An opinion: Paramí, la innovaciónesimportante

  10. Paracont • A comparison or contrast: Miguel es alto paratener dos años. • A deadline: Hay queterminar la tareaparamañana.

  11. More examples of para • El barcosalióparaEspaña . The ship left for Spain. (destination) • Este regaloesparaMaría. This gift is for María. (recipient of) • Élestudiaparaserabogado. He studies in order to be a lawyer. (purpose)

  12. ¿Por o para? • El avión sale ________ San Juan. (The plane is leaving for San Juan. • Ellospasan ______ la playa (They walk around the beach) • Estaré en Mexico ______dos semanas. (I will be in Mexico for two weeks.

  13. continue • Lo quiero _______mañana. (I want it by tomorrow) • Este libroes _______tí. (This book is for you) • Pagó quince dólares __________ el libro. (He paid fifteen dollars for the book) Doing something in place of or instead of someone else: Estoymuyenfermo hoy. ¿Puedestrabajarpormí?

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