small review for, the usage of...Por

Question

Review: POR Por has many usages. Concentrate on by (as a means of)

See if you can write a sentence for POR; The idea has to be …by means of; (someone or something)

Me llamó por teléfono. He called me by phone Fui por avión. I went by plane Hamlet fue escrito por Shakespear. Hamlet was wrriten by Shakespear.

Viejito

Which member is doing your Spanish corrections, viejito? Also, you may have more participation if you switch the category to Games. - bandit51jd, Jun 2, 2012

Answer 1

I recieved a message by e-mail.

Recibí un mensaje por correo electrónico.

Good try Tara - often the verb recibir is used in this kind of sentence and I think the preterite tense would be good for this one (a one off completed action in the past) Recibí un mensaje .... - Kiwi-Girl, Jun 2, 2012

; your use of 'por' is perfecto :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jun 2, 2012

Gracias Kiwi_Girl yes it should be preterite I'll change it sounds better. - taraqueen15, Jun 2, 2012

Answer 2

Tus deberes están por hacer. (estar + por + inf = yet to be)

Your homework still needs doing. (is yet to be done)