This lesson is part of the Intermediate Spanish Course (143 lessons)
Expand and master your Spanish skills with this in-depth view of more advanced grammar topics, vocabulary and expressions that have been condensed and simplified so that you can understand and remember them in no time at all. This course is jam-packed with easy-to-follow information that will enable you to not just understand and be understood, but really show off!
Click here for a list of all 143 lessons in this course
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FULL VIDEO OR MP3 COURSE
In this Spanish lesson we will look at expressing purpose and reasons in Spanish with the Spanish Presente de Subjuntivo and Para, Para que, A, A que, A fin de, and A fin de que. We will learn, for example, how to describe the reason why someone has done something with phrases such as “Sonia ha venido a España a estudiar español” (Sonia has come to Spain to study Spanish) and how to explain “the best way” to do something with phrases such as “Lo mejor para que evites el cansancio es que duermas mucho” (The best way for you to avoid tiredness is sleeping a lot). These structures are very useful, but as always with the Spanish Subjunctive, they are not so easy to use, and certainly not without a bit of study and practice. Try your best to write out lots of practice example sentences using these new structures in combination with other Spanish vocabulary and grammar you have already learned and keep practising until they are fixed firmly in your mind. It is usually a good idea to practice with lots of written sentences before trying tricky new structures out in conversation. But, in saying that, you should also never be afraid to get out there and make a few mistakes!
Lesson notes:
Para + infinitive:
Lo mejor para evitar el cansancio es dormir mucho: The best way to avoid tiredness is sleeping a lot
Para que + subjuntivo:
Lo mejor para que evites el cansancio es que duermas mucho: The best way for you to avoid tiredness is sleeping a lot
A + infinitivo:
Sonia ha venido a España a estudiar español: Sonia has come to Spain to study Spanish
A que + subjuntivo:
Sonia ha venido a España a que le enseñen español: Sonia has come to Spain to be taught Spanish
A fin de + infinitivo:
A fin de poder comer, compraremos comida: To be able to eat, we will buy some food
A fin de que + subjuntivo:
A fin de que todos podamos comer, compraremos comida: For us all to be able to eat, we will buy some food
Activity:
Write some of your own sentences using these words…
Para
Para que
A fin de
A fin de que
Here are the answers to the last activity:
Parches
Botiquín
Tiritas
Venda
