Grammar: Prepositions: 'a'

Question 0

2) Used after verbs of:

Answer 0

Motion
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Question 1

1) Indicates:

Answer 1

Place
Manner
Time
Condition

Question 2

3.1) Personal ‘a’:

Answer 2

For when an objective complement is a person

Question 3

3.2) Personal ‘a’:

Answer 3

Handy when subject and object both follow verb, like in questions

Question 4

3.3) Personal ‘a’:

Answer 4

Use it before indefinite pronouns that refer to people

Question 5

3.4) Personal ‘a’:

Answer 5

Not used after ‘tener’

Question 6

3.5) Personal ‘a’:

Answer 6

Not used with indefinite objects (un)

Question 7

4) After verbs of motion:

Answer 7

‘a’ indicates direction to something or some place

Question 8

5) Verbs that take ‘a’ when followed by an infinitive;

Answer 8

Empezar
Comenzar
Aprender
Enseñar

Question 9

5.1) ‘a’ used in expressions of time

Answer 9

De: specific hour
Por: no specific hour

Question 10

5.2) Periods of time when something happened:

Answer 10

…a los tres años

…after 3 years

Question 11

6) Measurements of distance:

Answer 11

…queda a unos km…

…is a few km away…