A question about the necessity of "por"

MonicaLorraine · #1 May 19, 2020, 10:57 PM

Hello, I'm new to the forum. I have a grammar question about whether it NECESSARY to use "por" in the following sentence:
"fui una semana con mi familia a la playa".
Thanks,
ML

poli · #2 May 20, 2020, 07:58 AM

If you mean, I spent a week at the beach with my family you can use fuí por una semana a la playa con... More often you would say pasé una semana a la playa con mi familia.

**AngelicaDeAlquezar** · #3 May 20, 2020, 05:14 PM

@ML: No, it's not necessary. Actually, it's more natural to say it without the preposition.

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