Understanding the Differences between 'Por' and 'Para' in Spanish and Familiar Commands, Exercises of Spanish

Download Understanding the Differences between 'Por' and 'Para' in Spanish and Familiar Commands and more Exercises Spanish in PDF only on Docsity! Spanish Week 10 – Alex Bailey ¡Hola a todos! We have just over a month of school left, so keep pushing through! I know it can be hard without a spring break this semester, so take some time to ensure your mental health is being considered and just relax. Remember, we have free tutoring sessions throughout the week that you can schedule at: https://www.baylor.edu/support_programs/index.php?id=40917 Key Words: • Por vs. Para • Familiar commands • Reciprocal reflexives Por vs. Para In Spanish, we have two words we use to express the English word “for”, them being “por” and “para”. It is important to understand the difference between the uses of these two words, as they tend to be exclusive of one another, and used in many different contexts. Refer to the graphic below to learn the different situations you would use “por” or “para”: This graphic can be found at: https://lalcenter.com/explanation-for-por-vs-para/ I have included a great YouTube that goes further into depth with examples of “por” vs “para”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE8LnJ3BDb8 Familiar Commands In Spanish, when giving someone a command that is your peer or in the “tu” form, we call this a familiar command. There are some important rules to note when giving a familiar command. Here is the basic formula for affirmative “tu” commands: Infinitive Verb -> Stem of the Verb + 3rd person present indicative tense ending = Affirmative Command For Example: -AR Verb -ER, IR Verb Comprar -> Compr- + a = Compra Comer -> Com- + e = Come However, when giving a negative command in the “tu” form, we have a different formula that goes as follows: Infinitive Verb -> Stem of the Verb + “tu” present indicative tense ending for opposite -AR or -IR, - ER = Negative Command For Example: Comprar -> Compr- + es = No compres Below is a great graphic that explains the proper verb endings for these familiar commands: https://sites.google.com/a/ridgefieldps.net/senorita-kleis/home/espanol-8/unidad-5-etapa-1/affirmative-negative- commands Reciprocal Reflexives As you may remember from previous resources, reflexives are verbs that are specifically done to the subject at hand. We also have special cases in Spanish where two subjects do an action to each other mutually. We call these instances Reciprocal Reflexive verbs, and below is the formula to how to correctly add the pronoun to make these reciprocal reflexive verbs: