Por vs Para Flashcards
Easy way to remember
Para has fewer uses than por. So learn the uses for para and then you can assume anything that isn’t those uses will be por. Or vice versa
Long way to remember (flash cards)
Make a flash card set with por and para in English and Spanish. Translate sentences out loud in Spanish.
Para general definition
Para is used for conveying a purpose, aim, or destination. One event or part of the sentence usually happens after the other.
Por general definition
Por describes the means or cause for something. Both events or parts happen at the same time. They are inseparable.
Para “PERFECT” Acronym
Purpose (in order to do something + infinitive)
Effect (result or goal of doing something)
Recipient
Future Dates (deadlines)
Employment (who you work for)
Comparison
Towards (a specific destination)
Por “ATTRACTED” acronym
Around a place (close by)
Transportation (through or by a place)
Through
Reason or motive
After (going to get something, express object of an errand)
Cost
Thanks
Exchange (substitute)
Duration (of an event)
Purpose
Para (in order to do something + infinitive)
Effect (result of doing something)
Para
Recipient
Para
Future Dates (deadline)
Para
Employment (who you work for)
Para
Comparison
Para
Towards (a specific destination)
Para
Around a place (through, by)
Por
Transportation
Por
