Prepositions & Conjunctions
A1: Beginner
- Using the preposition "de" with nouns for description
- Preposition "con" (with) - General use (prepositions)
- Preposition "a" (to) - general use (prepositions)
- Preposition "en" (on/in/inside/at) - general use (prepositions)
- Using para (and not por) for purpose, goal or objective
- Using por (and not para) to express a part of the day
- Using preposition de to express possession
A2: Lower Intermediate
- Using para (not por) to express the recipient of an action
- Using the conjunction que to say that
- Using preposition con followed by a pronoun to say with me, you, him, her, us, you (plural), them
- Using antes de /después de [noun/infinitive] for before/after [something/doing something]
- Using prepositions a, para, por, de, en, sin, hacia followed by a pronoun
- Using porque, como and es que to express cause (subordinate causal clauses)
- Difference between pero, sino and sino que (but)
- Using para (and not por) to say who you work for
- Expressing duration with durante/por/no preposition
- Using prepositions entre and según followed by a pronoun
- Using por (not para) to express the originating cause or reason
- Using por (not para) to express "through/along" (a place)
- Using por (not para) to express approximate location
- Using desde/de/hasta/a for from/to
- Using para (not por) for a destination
- Using para (not por) for a deadline/time limit
- Using para (not por) to express opinion
B1: Intermediate
- Using por (and not para) to express distribution or sharing
- When the conjunction y becomes e
- Using por (and not para) to talk about speed
- When the conjunction o becomes u
- Using para (and not por) for precise time location
- Using mientras que/en cambio for comparison/contrast
- Difference between Sí and Si (with or without accent)
- Difference between qué and que (with and without an accent)
- Using debido a / debido a que for because of / due to
- Difference between Más and Mas (with or without a written accent)
- Using así que/ por lo tanto (subordinate result clauses)
- Using por (not para) to express medium
- Using por (and not para) in exchange for something
- Using por (and not para) to communicate price
- Using por (and not para) to say "by" [whom/what]
B2: Upper Intermediate
- Siempre que/a condición de que (subordinate conditional clauses)
- Sin/sin que + infinitive/subjuntive (subordinate manner clause)
- Use the infinitive after prepositions (not gerund)
- Using por for due to / because of / for (subordinate causal clauses)
- Según / conforme = as / as per / according to (subordinate manner clause)
- Según / conforme / a medida que for "as / when / at the same time as" (subordinate time clause)
- En cuanto/apenas/tan pronto como for as soon as (subordinate time clauses)
- Aunque + El Imperfecto de Subjuntivo
- Ya que/ Puesto que/ Porque/No porque followed by indicative/subjunctive (subordinate causal clauses)
- Using por (not para) to express "on behalf of"
- Mientras with past tenses in the indicative and subjunctive (subordinate time/conditional clauses)
- Using para (not por) to express unequal relations/surprising facts
- Si [if] followed by past tenses in the indicative
C1: Advanced
- Using "por si/por si acaso" for "in case" (subordinate conditional clause)
- Using the pluperfect subjunctive after the conjunction como si (subordinate manner clauses)
- Difference between porqué and por que (noun vs preposition + conjunction)
- Use of preposition a with verbs ir, salir, venir
- Using preposition "a" to indicate how/in which style something is done
- Using de tan/tanto + que/como to express a cause (subordinate causal clause)
- Difference between por mí que and para mí que
- Ya sea/ya fuera... o... to express whether... or...
- Using conque to express therefore/so
- Con tal de que / Con tal de (subordinate purpose and conditional clause)
- Using que + El Presente de Subjuntivo to express a wish/command
- De + infinitive (subordinate conditional clause)
- Using como as "if" (subordinate conditional clause)
