Prepositions of Place — Practice

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Prepositions of Place — Practice

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Prepositions of Place — Practice — Exercises

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  1. "The book is on the table": "El libro está _______ la mesa."
    (en / entre / debajo de) 
  2. Complete: "El gato está _______ de la cama." (under)
  3. "Next to the supermarket": "al lado _______ supermercado"
    (del / de el / de) 
  4. Complete: "La farmacia está _______ el banco y el cine." (between)
  5. "Opposite the hospital":
    (enfrente del hospital / enfrente el hospital / enfrente de hospital) 
  6. Complete: "Vivo _______ de la estación." (near)
  7. Which verb for location? "Las llaves _______ sobre la mesa."
    (están / son / hay) 
  8. "Behind the door":
    (detrás de la puerta / detrás la puerta / detrás en la puerta) 

Prepositions of Place — Practice — Answer Key

Practice

  1. en Explanation: EN covers English "on" for surfaces: El libro está en la mesa. (Sobre/encima de are also possible, but en is the everyday choice.)
  2. debajo Explanation: "Under" = DEBAJO DE: El gato está debajo de la cama.
  3. del Explanation: De + el contracts to DEL: al lado del supermercado. Writing "de el" is incorrect.
  4. entre Explanation: "Between" = ENTRE, used without "de": entre el banco y el cine.
  5. enfrente del hospital Explanation: Enfrente needs DE, and de + el = del: enfrente del hospital.
  6. cerca Explanation: "Near" = CERCA DE: Vivo cerca de la estación. Its opposite is lejos de (far from).
  7. están Explanation: Location of a specific thing uses ESTAR: Las llaves están sobre la mesa. Ser is never used for location of objects; hay introduces unknown/new things.
  8. detrás de la puerta Explanation: Detrás always needs DE before the noun: detrás de la puerta. "De la" does not contract.