English grammar
By + deadline; a/an = per; for + what you get paid for
Talk about deadlines and pay, using by (no later than), a/an (per) and for (in exchange for / the reason).
From the scene By two, ten euros an hour
In short
By + time means no later than; a or an after an amount means per. For says what you're paid for.
Your turn
Which one goes with rate: amount + a/an?
Options: he needs them by two · seventy for the whole day · ten euros an hour
Show answer
rate: amount + a/an → ten euros an hour
How it works
By + a time means no later than: he needs them by two. A/an after an amount means per: ten euros an hour, twenty euros a take.
Good to know
For says what the money is in exchange for, or the reason: seventy for the whole day, for walking down the street, we do it for fun, not for the money.
deadline: by + time he needs them by two
Javi
Yes, and he needs them by two. If not, he gets angry.
Sí, y los necesita para las dos. Si no, se enfada.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Yes, and (blank). If not, he gets angry.
Options: seventy for the whole day · he needs them by two · ten euros an hour
Show answer
Javi
Yes, and he needs them by two. If not, he gets angry.
Sí, y los necesita para las dos. Si no, se enfada.
rate: amount + a/an ten euros an hour
Javi
Ten euros an hour. And you two?
Diez euros por hora. ¿Y a ustedes?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank). And you two?
Options: Seventy for the whole day · Ten euros an hour · He needs them by two
Show answer
Javi
Ten euros an hour. And you two?
Diez euros por hora. ¿Y a ustedes?
in exchange: for + time/thing seventy for the whole day
Tomás
Us? Seventy for the whole day.
A nosotros, setenta por todo el día.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Us? (blank).
Options: He needs them by two · Ten euros an hour · Seventy for the whole day
Show answer
Tomás
Us? Seventy for the whole day.
A nosotros, setenta por todo el día.
in exchange: for + -ing seventy euros for walking down the street
Javi
Seventy euros for walking down the street?
¿Setenta euros por caminar por la calle?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank)?
Options: He needs them by two · Ten euros an hour · Seventy euros for walking down the street
Show answer
Javi
Seventy euros for walking down the street?
¿Setenta euros por caminar por la calle?
reason: for fun ≠ for the money we do it for fun, not for the money
Nuria
And we do it for fun, not for the money.
Y lo hacemos por diversión, no por el dinero.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
And (blank).
Options: we do it for fun, not for the money · he needs them by two · ten euros an hour
Show answer
Nuria
And we do it for fun, not for the money.
Y lo hacemos por diversión, no por el dinero.
Common mistake
Not since or until here. A deadline: no later than two.
Yes, and he needs them by two. If not, he gets angry.
Sí, y los necesita para las dos. Si no, se enfada.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| deadline: by + time | he needs them by two |
|---|---|
| rate: amount + a/an | ten euros an hour |
| in exchange: for + time/thing | seventy for the whole day |
| in exchange: for + -ing | seventy euros for walking down the street |
| reason: for fun ≠ for the money | we do it for fun, not for the money |
More lines from the story
- TomásYes, but it's hard work. For me it's an art!Sí, pero es un trabajo duro. ¡Para mí es un arte!