11.9.4

For - 'Por'

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For - 'Por'

'Por' is the other way to say 'for' in Spanish. It has different uses to 'para'.

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Motivation

  • 'Por' is used to show the motivation or reasons for doing something.
    • Jesus murió por nosotros.
      • Jesus died for us.
    • Me gusta el carne por su sabor.
      • I like meat for its taste.
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For travel and how you contact someone

  • When used for this purpose, 'por' can also means through or by.
    • Seguimos por el camino actual.
      • We continued on the current path.
    • Contacte con nosotros por téléfono o correo electrónico.
      • Contact us by phone or email.
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Exchanging something for something else

  • Te doy trenta libras por la falda
    • I will give you 30 pounds for the skirt.
  • ¿Quieres cambiar tu bolígrafo por mi chicle?.
    • Do you want to trade your pen for my chewing gum?
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To say how long something happens for

  • Tiene que correr por dos horas.
    • He has to run for two hours.
  • Durmieron por diez horas.
    • They slept for ten hours.
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For speed

  • When you are talking about kilometres per hour you need to use 'por'.
    • 60 kilómetros por hora.
      • 60 kilometres per hour.

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8Common Tenses

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8.2Preterite Tense

8.3Imperfect Tense

8.4Preterite vs Imperfect Tenses

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9Important Verbs

10Advanced Tenses

10.1Future

10.2Conditional

10.3Continuous Tenses

10.4Perfect Tense

10.5Passive

10.6Present Subjunctive

10.7Imperfect Subjunctive

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11Extra Grammar

11.1Articles

11.2Negatives

11.3Nouns

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11.5Adjectives

11.6Adverbs

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11.9Prepositions

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11.12Numbers, Expressions of Quantity, Dates & Times

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