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Great! Based on your A1 grammar page on basic prepositions, here's a full set of student exercises followed by a separate answer key. These focus on prepositions of place, time, and movement (e.g. in, on, under, next to, behind, between, at, to, from) and are written with Spanish-speaking beginners in mind.
Match each preposition to its correct description in Spanish.
| English | Spanish Meaning |
|---|---|
| 1. in | a. sobre / encima de |
| 2. on | b. al lado de |
| 3. under | c. dentro de |
| 4. next to | d. debajo de |
| 5. behind | e. detrás de |
| 6. between | f. entre (dos cosas) |
Use: in, on, under, behind, next to, between
The cat is ___ the table.
The book is ___ the bag.
The ball is ___ the chair.
The school is ___ the bank and the supermarket.
The keys are ___ the sofa.
The bag is ___ the chair and the wall.
Choose in, on, at to complete the sentence.
We go to school ___ the morning.
My birthday is ___ July.
I have English class ___ Monday.
The meeting is ___ 3 o’clock.
I travel ___ the weekend.
She was born ___ 2005.
Complete the sentences using: to, from
I go ___ the park every day.
They come ___ the school at 4 p.m.
We travel ___ Spain in summer.
She is walking ___ the bus stop.
He returns ___ work at 6:00 p.m.
El perro está debajo de la mesa.
Estoy en la casa.
El libro está sobre la cama.
Mis amigos están entre el cine y la tienda.
Vamos a la escuela todos los días.
Tengo clase a las 10 en punto.
Answer the questions using a full sentence.
Where is the cat? (on the sofa) → ________________________
Where is the phone? (under the table) → ________________________
Where are the children? (in the classroom) → ________________________
Where is your book? (next to the bag) → ________________________
Where is the pen? (between the notebook and the pencil case) → ________________________
