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In one of my recent classes, a student asked me: "What’s the difference between POR and PARA?" I smiled and said, "That’s a topic we need to go over for a few classes to master it, but here’s the most practical difference:

• POR → Expresses duration, movement through a place, reason/cause.

• PARA → Expresses purpose, end goal, destination”

You don’t need to memorize 20 rules. If you focus on the main difference, you’ll get it right most of the time.

Topic of the Week: POR vs. PARA

Think of POR as the journey and PARA as the destination.

🔹 POR → Duration, reason, movement through a place
🔹 PARA → Purpose, end goal, final destination

✅ POR = "because of," "through," "in exchange for"
✅ PARA = "in order to," "for the purpose of," "toward"

A few examples:

• Trabajo por dinero. (I work for money.) → Reason/motivation

• Trabajo para ganar dinero. (I work to earn money.) → Purpose/end goal

• Voy por el parque. (I walk through the park.) → Movement within a place

• Voy para el parque. (I’m heading to the park.) → Final destination

• Estudié español por tres años. (I studied Spanish for three years.) → Duration

• Estudio español para viajar. (I study Spanish to travel.) → Goal

It's simple, right? Do not overthink it; just ask yourself: Am I talking about the process (POR) or the final goal (PARA)?

Here’s a 1-page worksheet to practice these two confusing and fundamental prepositions:

This worksheet is editable, so you can type your answers directly.

✉️ Want to check your answers? Send your completed worksheet back to me, and I’ll send you the version with the correct answers for review.

🎵 Song of the Week: "Adiós" – Gustavo Cerati

This week’s song is Adiós by Gustavo Cerati. It's a great song for vocabulary, though the lyrics are a bit complex. Take your time reading them and try to identify new words and expressions.

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Espero que el correo de esta semana y la hoja de práctica te ayuden. Nos vemos la próxima semana con más contenido útil.

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Alejandro Nuñez
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