PARA or POR? 2

More practice on para vs por. 10 sentences, intermediate level. Exercise 2 of 5.
📚 Quick grammar review
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Por — exchange and duration — Por marks exchange or substitution (Lo compré por veinte euros. Te lo cambio por el mío) and duration in the past (Estudié por dos horas). These uses have no equivalent with para.
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Para — deadlines and time limits — Para with time expressions marks a deadline or endpoint: Lo necesito para el viernes. ¿Puede estar listo para las tres? Don't confuse this with duration (por) — para sets the limit, por describes the span.
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Por for passive agent — In passive constructions, the agent (the one doing the action) is introduced by por: El libro fue escrito por Cervantes. La ventana fue rota por el viento. This is one of the clearest diagnostic uses of por vs para.

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Choose whether each of the following sentences requires the preposition PARA or POR:


1. At least = _________ lo menos
2. He's going to be here for an hour. = El va a estar aquí ________ una hora.
3. We work for Microsoft. = Trabajamos ________ Microsoft.
4. I need money (in order) to go out. = Necesito dinero ________ salir.
5. This book was written by Octavio Paz. = Este libro fue escrito ________ Octavio Paz.
6. This book was written for my mother. = Este libro fue escrito ________ mi madre.
7. You have to do it by tomorrow. = Tienes que hacerlo ________ mañana.
8. I went to the store to buy some bread. = Fui a la tienda ________ comprar pan.
9. I looked out the window = Miré ________ la ventana
10. Two times a day = Dos veces ________ día
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