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Spanish (Spain)

### Setting deadlines with para

In Spanish, to talk about deadlines or when something is due, use the preposition **para**. It translates to "for" or "by" in English when referring to a specific time limit.

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When setting a deadline for a specific day of the week, remember to include the definite article (**el**):

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### Changing the schedule

When a project's timeline changes, use verbs like **retrasar** (to delay) and **adelantar** (to bring forward) with **para** to state the newly scheduled deadline:

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### Priorities and goals

You will also see **para** used alongside workplace vocabulary like **la prioridad** (the priority) and **finalizar** (to finalize) to establish time limits for important tasks:

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Deadlines (para)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular subjects and 'ser' (yo soy, esto es)

Plural nouns and definite articles (los, las)

Plural pronouns and 'ser' (somos, sois, son)

Adjective agreement (-o, -a, -os, -as)

Indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas)

Simple negation (no)

Yes/no questions

Regular '-ar' verbs (-o, -as, -a...)

Regular '-er' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Regular '-ir' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Locative adverbs (aquí, allí)

Question words (quién, cómo)

The verb estar (estoy, estás)

The preposition en (en)

Ser vs. estar

The verb tener (tengo, tienes)

Possessive determiners (mi, tu, su)

Origin and possession (de, del)

The verb ir (voy, vas)

Destination (a, al)

The personal 'a' (a)

Stem-changing verbs: e to ie

Stem-changing verbs: o to ue

Irregular first-person verbs

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, dos, tres)

Numbers 11 to 20 (once, doce, trece)

Counting by tens to 100 (treinta, cuarenta, cien)

Compound numbers up to 99 (veintiuno, treinta y uno)

Days of the week (el lunes, el martes)

The family and the personal 'a' (a mi tío, a mi prima)

Months of the year

Telling time (es la, son las)

Verbs of liking (me gusta)

Plural agreement with verbs of liking (gustan)

Degree modifiers (muy, mucho)

Formal address (usted, ustedes)

Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las)

The near future (ir a)

Obligation (tener que)

Present continuous (-ando, -iendo)

Affirmative commands (tú, vosotros)

Basic Food and Drink

The Human Body: Head and Arms

The Human Body: Legs and Health

Wardrobe Essentials

Fresh Produce

Meals and Proteins

Public Transport

Hello and goodbye (hola, ¿qué tal?)

Thank you, sorry, OK (gracias, vale)

There is, there are (hay)

My building (la escalera, el ascensor)

Describing people (moreno, rubio, tímido)

Land and sea (el mar, el río, el norte)

Sightseeing (la plaza, la catedral)

Asking the way (cerca, a la derecha, todo recto)

In class (¿puedes repetir?)

Verb + infinitive (quiero comer, sé leer)

What's your name? (me llamo, encantado)

Phone, computer and email

Hundreds and thousands (doscientos, mil)

What do you do? (¿a qué te dedicas?)

Personal details (la edad, la fecha de nacimiento)

Me neither (también, tampoco, ni)

How much is it? (el precio, la vuelta)

What's the weather like? (hace sol, nieva)

Free time (el concierto, el tenis)

At the bar (¿qué vas a tomar?)

The Natural World

Demonstratives (este, ese, aquel)

Prepositions of place (encima de, debajo de)

Prepositional pronouns (para mí, contigo)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primero to décimo)

Adverbs of frequency (a veces, nunca)

Exclamations (¡qué...!)

Indefinite pronouns (algo, alguien)

Indefinite determiners (algún, ningún)

Indirect object pronouns (le, les)

Double object pronouns (me lo, te la)

Double object pronouns (se lo, se la)

Verbs of preference (encantar, interesar)

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Starting and finishing actions (empezar a, terminar de)

Adjective comparatives (más que, menos que)

Comparatives of equality (tan como)

Noun comparatives (tanto como)

Question	Answer
urgent	urgente
the deadline	el plazo
This project is urgent and the deadline is for tomorrow.	Este proyecto es urgente y el plazo es para mañana.
No one must forget that this task is urgent.	Nadie debe olvidar que esta tarea es urgente.
the draft	el borrador
You guys must hand in the draft for Wednesday.	Debéis entregar el borrador para el miércoles.
the outline	el esquema
Yesterday the secretary had the outline and the draft ready.	Ayer el secretario tuvo listos el esquema y el borrador.
definitive	definitivo
The definitive outline is for Friday.	El esquema definitivo es para el viernes.
to finalize	finalizar
No one could finalize the definitive report last night.	Nadie pudo finalizar el informe definitivo anoche.
the priority	la prioridad
Our priority is to finalize the document for today.	Nuestra prioridad es finalizar el documento para hoy.
the correction	la corrección
Now the priority is the correction of this article.	Ahora la prioridad es la corrección de este artículo.
to delay	retrasar
You must delay the correction until tomorrow.	Debes retrasar la corrección hasta mañana.
Yesterday the boss delayed the deadline for Monday.	Ayer la jefa retrasó el plazo para el lunes.
to bring forward	adelantar
Can we bring the meeting forward for Tuesday?	¿Podemos adelantar la reunión para el martes?
Yesterday someone found out how to bring the task forward.	Ayer alguien supo cómo adelantar la tarea.
at the last minute; late (in the day)	a última hora
You always finish everything at the last minute.	Siempre lo terminas todo a última hora.
Yesterday the boss changed the deadline at the last minute.	Ayer la jefa cambió el plazo a última hora.
as soon as possible	cuanto antes
I need the report as soon as possible.	Necesito el informe cuanto antes.
It's urgent: you have to hand in the draft as soon as possible.	Es urgente: tienes que entregar el borrador cuanto antes.

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