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Understandably, it can be difficult to know when to use por or para , as they are both usually translated as 'for', but this general rule can be very helpful: Por = motive or cause of an action, a reason Par...

Forming the imperfect subjunctive is easy, on the condition that you know how to form the preterite (in 3 rd person plural, e.g. hablaron, comieron…) Let’s start with a regular verb: hablar. We go to the 3 r...

The imperfect subjunctive in Spanish expresses what the present subjunctive would, but is used when talking about a situation in the past. In order to form it, firstly you would need to take the third person...

The subjunctive is hard even for native speakers, so don't worry! There are a few handy rules to remember. Use the subjunctive in Spanish: 1. If the action you are describing did not actually happen: "S...

Although both these words can mean 'for' in English, the variations of translations mean 'por' and 'para' have very distinct uses. Although confusing at first, it is very easy to learn when to use each corre...