Miss Julee Swartzendruber

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Por o Para?

• Miss Julee Swartzendruber
• Prepared for 12th grade Spanish
• Lesson on por and para

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The Problem
The Spanish prepositions por and para are
sometimes difficult for students to learn because
they can mean the same thing (for). These
exercises should help you learn when por and para
should be used.
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Uses for Por and Para
Por
Para

• General location or movement
• Duration or inexact point in time
• Cause or motive
• An exchange, payment, or substitution
• By means of (travel)

• Specific destination
• Deadline or time by which
• Purpose or benefit
• Comparison, contrasts, or differences

For more uses of por and para, click on the
button on the right, and you will be directed to
an excellent website.
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Is it por or para?
Estudio _____ tres horas cada noche. (Duration
of time) Answer Por
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Is it por or para?
El libro es ____ tí. (Purpose or
benefit) Answer para
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Is it por or para?
Viajé ___ carretera. (Means of travel) Answer
por
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Is it por or para?
_____ un niño, escucha bien. (Comparison,
contrast, difference) Answer para
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What you need to do
Get out a piece of paper and a pencil.
Or click on the button to right to print out an
activity sheet.
Circle the correct preposition for each sentence.
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Is it por or para?
Nos visita _____ la tarde.
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Is it por or para?
Necesito una mesa _____ estudiar.
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Is it por or para?
Salimos _____ Europa.
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Is it por or para?
Caminamos _____ la playa toda la tarde.
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Answers
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References

• Por vs. Para http//www.sgsymmes.com/SPAN_lecture_
  porpara3.html
• Google Images http//www.google.com/imghp?hlenta
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Activity Sheet