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Prepositions

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Using por                             Using para


THANKS/APOLOGY
Gracias por el regalo.
Thank you for the gift.

María pidió perdón por su actitud.
María apologized for her attitude.
 
       
PARTS OF THE DAY
Hago deporte por la mañana.
I exercise in the morning.



IN EXCHANGE OF       
Compré este libro por diez dólares.
I bought this book for ten dollars.



REASON/CAUSE
Perdí el tren por tu culpa.
I missed the train because of you.



THROUGH
Ayer dimos un paseo por el parque.

Yesterday we walked through the park.


VIA
Te mandé una carta por correo.

I sent you a letter by mail.


PER/TIMES
Dos por dos son cuatro.
Two times two is four.


SUPPORTING
Voté por MM en las elecciones.

I supported MM in the election.


AGENT OF PASSIVE VOICE 
Paula fue escrita por Isabel Allende.
Paula was written by Isabel Allende.

RECIPIENT/DESTINATION     
Este regalo es para mi hermana.
This gift is for my sister.

Mañana salimos para Barcelona.
Tomorrow we leave for Barcelona.



PURPOSE/IN ORDER TO 

Para hacer una paella se necesita azafrán.
In order to make a paella you need saffron.


OPINION 

Para mí MM es uno de los mejores cantantes.
For me, MM is one of the best singers ever.


DEADLINE
Necesito los documentos para mañana.

I need the documents for tomorrow.






IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS with POR & PARA


¡A por ellos! After them!
hablar por señas to speak sign language
por adelantado in advance
por ahora for now
por allí around there, that way
por aquel entonces at that time
por aquí around here/ this way 
por casualidad by chance 
por ciento percent
por cierto by the way
por completo completely 
por consiguiente consequently 
por correo by mail/post
por dentro inside/on the inside
por desgracia unfortunately 
por ejemplo for example 
por eso therefore, that's way
por favor please 
por fin finally
por lo general generally
por lo tanto therefore
por lo visto apparently
por medio de by means of
por lo menos at least
por lo tanto consequently
por lo visto apparently
por mi parte as for me
por ningún lado nowhere
por otra parte on the other hand 
por primera vez for the first time 
por separado separately
por si acaso just in case
por supuesto of course
por suerte fortunately
por todas partes everywhere
por todos lados on all sides
por último finally 

para entonces by that time
para eso for that
para otra vez for another occasion
¿para qué?  what for?
para que in order that, so that
para siempre forever

para variar just for a change
no es para tanto is not such a big deal

ser tal para cual to be two of a kind

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          • TENER
          • Regular verbs
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