Contrast with por — practise and choose the right form

Contrast with por in Albanian: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: kundershtim-por-kuptoPass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will choose and manipulate forms related to “Contrast with por” without copying the model.

2. Discover

Take two known examples of “Contrast with por” and change one element at a time: person, number, tense or context as appropriate.

3. Understand

In “Contrast with por — practise and choose the right form”, read both parts of the sentence before choosing the form. The connector tells you how the ideas relate.

Doja të telefonoja, por e harrova numrin.Restoranti është larg, por ia vlen.Ai flet pak, por dëgjon me kujdes.Dhoma është e vogël, por ka shumë dritë.Kemi shumë punë, por do ta mbarojmë.Oferta është interesante, por e shtrenjtë.

Watch out

Choose the connector from the meaning, not from an isolated translation. Languages do not always divide logical relations in the same way.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. Write / speak

Create three new sentences in a realistic situation. Keep the grammar pattern, but change the people, place or reason.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

For “Contrast with por — practise and choose the right form”, read the whole sentence: connector and verb form must express the same relationship.

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9. Now I can…

I can recognise “Contrast with por” in a new example.
I can explain my choice and create my own example.