Para Pronouns after prepositions - Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Spanish, Second Edition (2015)

Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Spanish, Second Edition (2015)

Part X

46. Para Pronouns after prepositions

Using para (for)

Pronouns after prepositions

Traducción Translate each of the following sentences, which use para to indicate destination.

  1. I have a gift for him. ____________________________
  2. I have something for you. ____________________________
  3. You have something for me. ____________________________
  4. These flowers (las flores) are for her. ____________________________
  5. What do you have for us? ____________________________
  6. These books are for us. ____________________________
  7. This coat is for me. ____________________________
  8. They [m.] have gifts for you [pl.]. ____________________________

Traducción The following sentences use para to indicate “by a certain time.” Translate each sentence according to the example.

  1. We have to eat lunch by 12:30 P.M. ____________________________
  2. You need to leave (salir) by 10:00 A.M. ____________________________
  3. I go to bed every night by 11:15. ____________________________
  4. He should be here by now. ____________________________
  5. She wakes up every morning by five. ____________________________
  6. We can’t be there by noon. ____________________________

¿Verdadero o falso? Indicate whether each of the following sentences, which use para to indicate purpose before an infinitive, is true (V) or false (F).

  1. ______ Una persona debe comer para vivir.
  2. ______ El tren es para volar.
  3. ______ Vamos a la escuela para aprender mucho.
  4. ______ Tomo la clase de español para hablar portugués.
  5. ______ La cama es para acostarse y la ducha es para lavarse.
  6. ______ La pasta de dientes es para cepillarse los dientes.

Each of the following sentences uses para to indicate a personal opinion or standard. Complete the sentence with either es importante (is important) or no es importante (is unimportant), according to the example.

  1. Para mí, un maestro inteligente ____________________________.
  2. Para un vegetariano, la carne ____________________________.
  3. Para el dentista, la pasta de dientes ____________________________.
  4. Para el pez, el agua ____________________________.
  5. Para el carnicero, la zanahoria ____________________________.
  6. Para el espía, la intriga ____________________________.

Each of the following sentences uses para to express a reason for doing something, to tell “why.” Complete each sentence with one of the possibilities below, according to the example.

  1. Me acuesto para ____________________________.
  2. Estudiamos para ____________________________.
  3. Como para ____________________________.
  4. Friego los platos para ____________________________.
  5. Hiervo el agua para ____________________________.
  6. Enciendo las velas para ____________________________.
  7. Cuelgo el auricular para ____________________________.
  8. Voy a la fiesta para ____________________________.

Traducción The following sentences use para to express a comparison to a certain standard. Translate each sentence according to the example.

  1. For a bull, Ferdinand is thin. ____________________________
  2. For a rabbit, Bugs is funny. ____________________________
  3. For a dog, Lassie is rich. ____________________________
  4. For a rat, Templeton is intelligent. ____________________________
  5. For a pig, Wilbur is small. ____________________________
  6. For a rooster, Foghorn Leghorn is big. ____________________________