Las Preposiciones de Lugar
(Prepositions of Space)
Prepositions express a relationship in time and space.
The book is on the table.
The magazine is for you.
Some common prepositions in Spanish that you might have already used are:
a= to, at
con= with
de= from,about
en=in
entre= between, among
para= for, in order to
Let's learn some prepositions in Spanish:
cerca de= close to
lejos de= far from
delante de= in front of
detrás de= behind
a la izquierda de= to the left of
a la derecha de= to the right of
antes de= before (in time)
después de= after (in time)
junto a=next to, alongside of
al lado de= beside
So, let's see if you can use some of the prepositions.
¿Dónde está el ratón? (Where is the mouse?)
El ratón está____ la puerta. ( The mouse is at the door.)
¿Dónde está el ratón? (Where is the mouse?)
El ratón está____los libros. (The mouse is between the books.)
¿Dónde está el ratón? (Where is the mouse?)
El ratón está____la cabina telefónica. (The mouse is in the phone booth.)
¿Dónde está el ratón? (Where is the mouse?)
El ratón está____la mesa. (The mouse is on the table.)
¿Dónde está el ratón? (Where is the mouse?)
El ratón está______ la computadora.( The mouse is near the computer.)
¿Dónde está el ratón? (Where is the mouse?)
El ratón está______la computadora. (The mouse is in front of the computer.)
¿Dónde está el ratón? (Where is the mouse?)
El ratón está______la computadora.(The mouse is next to the computer.)
¿Dónde está el ratón? (Where is the mouse?)
El ratón está______en la casa.( The mouse is at home.)
¿Dónde está el ratón? (Where is the mouse?)
El ratón está______ sofá. (The mouse is behind the sofa.)
¿Dónde está el pingüino? (Where is the penguin?)
El pingüino está______cubo. (The penguin is far from the cube.)
¿Dónde está la gata? (Where is the female cat?)
La gata está______del árbol. (The female cat is to the left of the tree.)
¿Dónde está la gata? (Where is the female cat?)
La gata está______del árbol. (The female cat is to the right of the tree.)
