P OR VS. P ARA Mrs. Murray’s Spanish Class October 6, 2010 Click here for pronunciation Click box to go back to the next slide

W HAT DO THESE WORDS MEAN ? POR and PARA are often two of the most confusing words in the Spanish language. This is due to the fact that both words have the same English translation. Both of the words translate to mean “FOR” Click box for next slideslide

W HAT ARE THE R ULES ? Each word has their own sets of rules to help you figure out which words goes in the place of the word “for” in sentences! It is important to know the different rules because the different words can cause the meaning of the sentence to change. The following pages will help you to learn the rules Click box for next slide next

POR To express GRATITUDE Ex: Gracias por el consejo. (THANK YOU FOR THE ADVICE) For MULTIPLICATION and DIVISION Ex: Cinco por cinco son veinticinco. (FIVE TIMES FIVE EQUALS TWENTY FIVE.) Click box for next slidebox

POR To express LENGTH of TIME Ex: ¡Tú dormiste por diez horas! (YOU SLEPT FOR TEN HOURS!) REASON for ACTION Ex: Voy por ti a las ocho para ir conmigo a la tienda. (I WILL COME GET YOU AT 8:00 TO GO WITH ME TO THE STORE.) Click box for next slide next

POR To express CAUSE Ex: El hombre murió por la paz mundial. (THE MAN DIED FOR WORLD PEACE) Passive Constructions Ex: La comida fue preparada por máma. (THE FOOD WAS PREPARED BY MOM.) COMMUNICATION or TRANSPORTATION Ex: ¿Prefieres viajar por coche? (DO YOU PREFER TO TRAVEL BY CAR?) Click box for next slideslide

POR For VELOCITY, FREQUENCY, and PROPORTION Ex: Vas a la escuela tres veces por semana. (YOU GO TO SCHOOL THREE TIMES EVERY WEEK.) SALES EXCHANGE Ex: Dame dos dolares por la pluma. (GIVE ME TWO DOLLARS FOR THE PEN.) Click box for next slide next

O THER W ORDS B ESIDES “ FOR ” THAT POR REPRESENTS ! POR can also be translated as… 1. Through 2. Along 3. By 4. In the area of … 5. On behalf of… 6. In favor of… 7. During 8. To be seen as… (Mistaken Identity) ClickClick box for next slide

PARA DESTINATION Ex: Beth salió por la tienda a las siete. (BETH LEFT FOR THE STORE AT SEVEN O’CLOCK.) PURPOSE Ex: El papel es para la tarea. (THE PAPER IS FOR THE HOMEWORK.) “IN ORDER TO” / “FOR THE PURPOSE OF” Ex: Para hacer bien en el examen, necesitas estudiar. (IN ORDER TO DO WELL ON THE TEST, YOU MUST STUDY.) Click box for next slide

PARA INDICATE RECIPIENT Ex: Esta comida es para mi padre. (THIS FOOD IS FOR MY FATHER.) DEADLINE Ex: La tarea es para el jueves. (THE HOMEWORK IS FOR THURSDAY) To express CONTRAST Ex: Para un trabajador nuevo, el sabe mucho. (FOR A NEW EMPLOYEE, HE KNOWS A LOT.) Click box for next slideslide

B EYOND THIS … Beyond these uses, there are other uses for POR and PARA, but we will work on those later. For now, we will just review what we have learned! Click box for next slide next

TO REVIEW! Please click on the following link to take a mini- test that will help you practice the concepts that we learned today! Feel free to take the test as many times as you would like! Please look back at this document as a reference. You are now finished with this presentation! Click box for mini-test Click box for references Click box to go back to first slide

REFERENCES "Por and Para." Learn Spanish. Web. 01 Oct All images used are courtesy stock photos from microsoft clipart or have been created using the text box application. Click box to go back to first slide Click box to go back to previous slide