PORVS PARA In general,ldftl expresses the notion of aimingat or movingtoward a goal. It maymean.farin the sense of "destinedfor'', "toward", or 'in the directionof'. lJsePABA whenyou meao: l Destination:Specificplacein future Mafranayo salgoparaMadrid. Tomorrow I leavefor Madrid. 2. Intendedfor: usage: Intendedfor: who or what (recipient) Estevasoesparalas flores. This glassis for flowers. EstevasoesparaJuan. This glassis for John. 3. Purpose-Figurativegoal, In order tq Reasonfor doing som€thing, Purposeor function: Yo estudiopararecibir una "A.' en el examen. I studyin order to get an A on the test. (With infinitive) Yo trabajomuchoparacomprarun coche. Las tijeras sonparacortar. (Scissorsarefor cutting.) 4. Standardfior comparison: (Consideringthe fact tlnt, In spiteof the faa that) Parasernorteamerican4ella hablaespaflolmuy bien. For a North American,shesp€aksSpanishvery well. 5. Specificpoint in future time: (Time by which. . .) Deadline Estaleccionesparamaffana.This lessonis for tomorrow. Lo necesitoparalas tres de la tarde. I needit by 3:00 p.m. 6. Employment Ella trabajaparaMicrosoft. Sheworks for Mcrosoft. 7. Estar para:To be r€adyto or aboutto: Estamosparasalir. We areaboutreadyto leave. 8. Someone'sopinion. Parami, no esunabuenaidea. For mq it's not a good idea. ?ara siempre." Forever 9. SpeciaUcommon expressions Use@[ whenyou mean: L Cause Due to/becauseof On accountof Compr6el regalopor Maria. I boughtthe gift for Maria. (Maria couldn't do it.) Yo lo hicepor amor. I did it for love. (On accountof) 2. Choice: In favor of El vot6 por el PresidenteObama. Yo estoypor llevar uniformesen la escuela. 3. Movementthrough space. By, through,along Viajamospor Espafia.We traveledthrough Spain. El barcopasopor la orilla. The boat passedby the shore. 4. In exihangefor, substitution: Yo pagu6cinco dolarespor la pluma. 5. Objectof errandor action: Ir (to go), mandar(to send),volver (return),venir (to come), luchar(to fiChtfot El nifro fue por agua. The boy went for water. Ella mand6por el m6dico. Shesentfor the doctor. El volvi6 por su libro. He retumedfor his book. El luch6 por la libertad. He fought for libertl.