Spanish 3: Los Usos de Por

Vamos a caminar por el sendero del Río Delaware

• To indicate substitution on someone's behalf

• To indicate movement (through/around/along)

• To indicate length of time

• To indicate an exchange of one thing for another

Billy va por su bufanda porque hace frío.

• To indicate means of transportation

• An idiom using por

• To indicate reason/motive

• To indicate an exchange of money

Viaja por avión a Chicago.

• To indicate means of transportation

• To indicate reason/motive

• To indicate an exchange of money

• To indicate substitution on someone's behalf

Estudié para el examen de inglés por dos horas

• To indicate length of time/distance

• Idioms with por

• To indicate substitution/action on someone's behalf

• To indicate an exchange of one thing for another

Pagué treinta y cinco dólares por estos jeans.

• To indicate substitution/action on someone's behalf

• To indicate movement (through,along, around)

• To indicate means of transportation

• To indicate an exchange of one thing for another

No podemos hacer una parrillada por el mal tiempo- hace viento y llueve.

• Idioms using por

• To indicate movement (through, along, around)

• To indicate reason/motive

• To indicate means of communication

Yo vi la película "Star Wars" por primera vez.

• To indicate an exchange of one thing for another

• To indicate reason/motive

• To indicate length of time/distance

• Idiom using por

Durante el verano, nos comunicamos por correo electrónico (email).

• To indicate substitution/action on someone's behalf

• To indicate communication or transportation

• To indicate length of time

• Idiom using por

Ayer corremos por 5 kilómetros.

• To indicate length of time / distance

• To indicate reason / motive

• To indicate a substitution / action on someone's behalf

• To indicate an exchange of one thing for another

No prefiero comer la comida de Taco Bell por los preservativos.

• To indicate length of time / distance

• To indicate movement (through, along, around)

• An idiom using por

• To indicate reason / motive