preposiciones Flashcards

Learn the prepositions of place, time, etc.

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Inside.

I am inside the house.

A

Dentro de.

Estoy dentro de la casa

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Outside.

I am out(side) of the house.

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Fuera.

Estoy fuera de la casa.

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Under.

I am under the house.

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Bajo.

Estoy bajo la casa.

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Over.

I am over the house.

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Encima de.

Estoy encima de la casa.

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Behind.

I am behind the house

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Detrás de.

Esto detrás de la casa.

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On top of.

I am on top of the house.

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En la parte superior de.

Estoy en la parte superior de la casa.

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Between.

I am between the house and the street.

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Entre.

Estoy entre la casa y la calle.

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In front of. (3 preposiciones)

I’m in front of the house.

A

Delante de, enfrente de, al frente de
Estoy delante de la casa.
Estoy enfrente de la casa.
Estoy al frente de la casa.

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Facing.

I am facing (across from) the house.

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Frente a

Estoy frente a la casa.

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Ahead of.

I am ahead of you in class.

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Delante de,

Estoy delante de ti en clase.

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On the other side of.

I’m on the other side of the house.

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Al otro lado de.

Estoy al otro lado de la casa.

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In back of.

I am in back of (behind) the house.

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Átras de.

Estoy átras de la casa.

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After.

I am going to work after I eat.

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Despues.

Voy al trabajo después yo como.

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Since.

I haven’t eaten since yesterday.

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Desde.

No comí desde ayer.

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During.

We slept during class.

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Durante.

Dormimos durante la clase.

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16
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In.

I am in the house.

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En.

Yo estoy en la casa.

17
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I am on the couch.

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En.

Estoy en el sofá.

18
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Toward.

I am walking toward the house.

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Hacia.

Estoy caminando hacia la casa.

19
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Toward (for).

She has feelings for him.

A

Hacia.

Ella tiene sentimientos hacia él.

20
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Around. I eat around noon.

A

Yo como hacia mediodia.

21
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Uses of hacia.

A

Toward. Usually motion toward a person or object. Other usage:
Express feelings towards someone - use hacia instead of por.
Approximations of time.

22
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for (in order to)

A

para

23
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for (by)

A

por

24
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According to.

According to my friend, the they are in the house.

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Según.

Según mi amiga, ellos están en la casa.

25
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Behind.

I’m behind her.

A

Trás.

Estoy trás ella.

26
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Until.

I am in the house until 4:00.

A

Hasta.

Estoy en la casa hasta las cuatro.

27
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Over.

I fell over the chair.

A

Sobre.

Me caí sobre la silla.

28
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Near.

I am near the house.

A

Cerca de.

Estoy cerce de la casa.

29
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To have just…

I just spoke.

A
Acabar de (y el infinitivo)
Acabo de hablar.
30
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across the street

The park is across from the house.

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en frente de, frente a

El parque es en frente de la casa.

31
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against

She is against the war.

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contra, en contra de

Ela está en contra de la guerra.

32
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next to

I am next to the house.

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al lado de

Estoy al lado de la casa.