Problematic English Prepositions for Portuguese and Spanish Speakers

Portuguese and Spanish speaking English language learners (ELLs) usually have difficulty acquiring certain English prepositions because they have single prepositions that can substitute for two English words. For example, para in Portuguese or Spanish can be translated as to or for in English, depending on the context. Another tough one is em, in Portuguese, or en, in Spanish, which can be translated as in, on or at in English depending on the context. The graphic, which I created to help students with to and for, may be useful to you in teaching or learning. I also have a worksheet here to download. So try it out!

By the way, the graphic was created with the help of online applications on canva.com. I plan on doing a review of that site in the future!

-Dan

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