| A | B |
| through, throughout, among | por |
| in order to | para |
| during, time of day (at night, during the morning) | por |
| because of, due to, as a result of | por |
| belonging to "this is for you" | para |
| for the sake of, on behalf of "do this for me/instead of me" | por |
| for tuesday, by next week, deadline | para |
| for the purpose of, to be used for "the spoon is for the casserole" | para |
| duration of time "for two weeks" | por |
| for something, an object of an errand "go to the store for some milk" | por |
| in exchange for, trade, cost for | por |
| heading for Spain, destination | para |
| comparisons: for me, it's easy - for such a hard class, the tests aren't that bad | para |
| by, by means of "was written by" "travelled by plane" | por |
| employment - to work for | para |
| to vote for | para |