Mis abuelos ________ por diferentes países. My grandparents have travelled to different countries.(HINT: Choose the right tense to express a general experience)
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Hi, regarding por meaning “to” here, i searched “por” and found a lesson on “por for general destination”. Would that apply in this case? Gracias, Shirley.
Por for “to”
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Por for “to”
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using the perfect tense in Spanish (not the preterite) to talk about experiences"
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Hola Shirley,
Have another look at that lesson about general destination. I think you will find that "para" is used [not por] in the context of "to / towards" a destination.
In the example which you quoted "Mis abuelos .... por" what they are trying to say is that the grandparents have travelled "through or around" various/ several countries. Por is always used to denote this meaning of passing through. "Diferentes" has the meaning of various and several, as well as different. I hope this helps. Saludos. John
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