¿Por o Para? Spanish Por vs Para exercises
Practise with the song. Listen to Sol and type the missing words, then choose the right form. The answers and explanations are at the bottom.
Step 1
Hear it, then type it
This exercise uses the song itself, so it opens when the song is out on Sun 1 Nov, 16:00 UK.
Step 2
Choose the right form
Por or para? Para is the goal (who for, where to, by when, in order to); por is the reason, the way through, the means or the price.
1.Uno, dos, tres: un café ti,
one, two, three: a coffee for you,
2.y gracias el café, ¡qué rico!
and thanks for the coffee: delicious!
3.Salgo Madrid el viernes,
I'm leaving for Madrid on Friday,
4.el informe es el lunes,
the report is for Monday,
5.y entreno estar bien,
and I train to feel good,
6.Te llamo teléfono,
I'll call you on the phone,
7.camino el parque cada día,
I walk through the park every day,
8.compré botas treinta euros,
I bought boots for thirty euros,
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Answers
Choose the right form
- Uno, dos, tres: un café para ti,Who it's for, the goal: para ti.
- y gracias por el café, ¡qué rico!Thanks for something is the reason: gracias por.
- Salgo para Madrid el viernes,Where you're heading is the goal: para Madrid.
- el informe es para el lunes,A deadline is a goal: para el lunes.
- y entreno para estar bien,In order to, with a verb: para estar bien.
- Te llamo por teléfono,The means, how you do it: por teléfono.
- camino por el parque cada día,Through a place: por el parque.
- compré botas por treinta euros,A price, one thing in exchange for another: por treinta euros.
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