CSG297

286 Complete Spanish Grammar

ejercicio

En espańol. Usa la preposición para. Asyou do the exercise, notice the different English equivalents for para.

1.    For a liberał, he has traditional ideas. _

2.    Are you (tu) training for the Olympic games? _

3.    I need a lamp for my bedroom. _

4.    They must be here by four o’clock. _

5.    This coffee is for us. _

6.    Lucille reads the newspaper in order to find an apartment. _

7.    Is this letter for Susan? _

8.    We are leaving for San Francisco. _

9.    What do you need this money for? _

10. I need the money for a new Computer. _

Use por to indicate the following relationships:

•    Exchange. Por expresses the idea “in exchange for.”

jGompra los zapatos por $20!    Buy the shoesfor $20!

Quiero cambiar mi auto por tu moto.    I want to exchange my car for your motorcycle.

•    Moving through. Por indicates the action of moving through a space.

Gorrieron por el parque.    They ran through the park.

•    Duration of time. Por expresses how long something took.

Estudiaron por tres horas.    They studiedfor three hours.

•    Expressions of time. Por is found in the fixed expressions of time: por la tarde, por la manana, por la noche, etc.

Nos vamos por la manana.    We leave in the morning.

•    Movement. Por is used to talk about tran spor tation, as the equivalent of: by means of

El turista viene por tren.    The touńst comeshy train.

•    Reason. Por points out a reason or rationale, as the equivalent of because of

Por no jugar bien no vas a ganar el    Because you do not play well, you are not going

partido.    to win the gamę.

•    To introduce the agent of the passive voice.

El caso fue estudiado por los    The case was studiedby the specialists.

especialistas.