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  1. Prepositions of place indicate the location of something or someone in relation to other objects or people.
Preposición (Preposition)Ejemplo (Example)
En (In)El vaso está en el armario. (The glass is in the cupboard.)
Sobre  (On)La olla está sobre la mesa. (The pot is on the table.)
Encima de (On top of)Los platos están encima de la mesa. (The plates are on the table.)
Debajo de (Below)La servilleta está debajo del plato. (The napkin is under the plate.)
Delante de (In front of)El bol está delante del plato. (The bowl is in front of the plate.)
Detrás de (Behind)Los tenedores están detrás de las cucharas. (The forks are behind the spoons.)
Cerca de (Near)La sartén está cerca del armario. (The frying pan is near the cupboard.)
Lejos de (Far from)Las tazas están lejos de las servilletas. (The cups are far from the napkins.)
Dentro de (Inside)La jarra está dentro del armario. (The jug is inside the cupboard.)
Al lado de (Next to)El cuchillo está al lado del tenedor. (The knife is next to the fork.)

Exceptions!

  1. The prepositions en, sobre and entre are the only ones that are not followed by another preposition.

Exercise 1: Preposiciones de lugar: "En, sobre, entre,..."

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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al lado del, a la derecha de las, sobre, delante de los, al lado de la, entre, cerca de la

1. Encima pero tocando:
: Pongo el mantel ... la mesa.
(I put the tablecloth on the table.)
2. Cerca, a la derecha o izquierda:
El cuchillo está ... tenedor.
(The knife is next to the fork.)
3. Cerca:
: El vaso está ... jarra.
(The glass is next to the jug.)
4. Al lado:
: El tenedor está ... cuchara.
(The fork is near the spoon.)
5. Lado derecho:
: Las ollas están ... sarténes.
(The pots are to the right of the pans.)
6. Encima pero tocando:
: El plato está ... el mantel.
(The plate is on the tablecloth.)
7. En frente:
: Las servilletas están ... platos.
(The napkins are in front of the plates.)
8. En el medio de dos cosas:
: El plato está ... el tenedor y el cuchillo.
(The plate is between the fork and the knife.)

Exercise 2: Multiple Choice

Instruction: Choose the correct solution

1. El cuchillo está ___ tenedor en la mesa.

(The knife is next to the fork on the table.)

2. Los vasos están ___ la mesa para los invitados.

(The glasses are on the table for the guests.)

3. La servilleta está ___ plato principal.

(The napkin is under the main plate.)

4. El bol está ___ plato para la sopa.

(The bowl is in front of the soup plate.)

5. Las cucharas están ___ los platos y las copas de vino.

(The spoons are between the plates and the wine glasses.)

6. La jarra está ___ armario para guardar el agua.

(The jug is inside the cupboard to store the water.)