Prepositions 51-95

Question 1

¿Qué te ha pasado?

Answer 1

What[’s] happened TO you?

Question 2

en [Navidad | Halloween] (período indeterminado)

Answer 2

AT [Christmas | Halloween] (time)

Question 3

en el día de [Navidad | Halloween]

Answer 3

ON [Christmas Day | Halloween]

Question 4

Mucha gente ha muerto de malaria.

Answer 4

Many people have died OF malaria.

Question 5

Prefiero un bolígrafo azul a uno rojo.

Answer 5

I prefer a blue pen TO a red one.

Question 6

No tengo bolsillos en los pantalones.

Answer 6

I don’t have pockets IN my trousers.

Question 7

Ese hombre me recuerda a mi abuelo.

Answer 7

That man reminds me OF my grandad.

Question 8

Tienes un moco reseco en la nariz.

Answer 8

You’ve got a bogey UP your nose.

Question 9

Puedes cocinarlo en la plancha o en la sartén.

Answer 9

You can cook it ON the griddle or IN the frying pan.

Question 10

Entra en el ascensor.

Answer 10

Get IN the lift.

Question 11

Iremos en el coche de papá.

Answer 11

We’ll go IN daddy’s car.

Question 12

Ahora es el momento de ponerlo en práctica.

Answer 12

Now it’s time to put it INTO practice.

Question 13

Fueron amables conmigo.

Answer 13

They were friendly TO me. (WRONG: with)

Question 14

La gente de Francia habla francés.

Answer 14

The people IN France speak French.

Question 15

Tienes que ser amable con tu hermano.

Answer 15

You have to be [nice | kind] TO your brother.

Question 16

Simplemente me parece extraño.

Answer 16

This just seems strange TO me. (WRONG: for)

Question 17

Ese libro es difícil para mí.

Answer 17

This book is difficult FOR me. (WRONG: to)

Question 18

centrarse en; enfocar, concentrar

Answer 18

to focus ON # Please leave me alone. I need to focus on this project. # A magnifying glass can focus the sun’s rays and set things on fire.

Question 19

estar involucrado en algo

Answer 19

to be involved IN sth

Question 20

Estamos de acuerdo en la necesidad de un cambio.

Answer 20

We agree ON/ABOUT the need FOR a change.

Question 21

proteger de

Answer 21

protect [FROM | AGAINST] # Store in original container to protect from light. # The antibodies will help to protect against diseases caused by these viruses.

Question 22

Tenemos que discutir sobre eso.

Answer 22

We need to discuss that. (WRONG: about that)

Question 23

apuntar hacia

Answer 23

to point AT # He had the gun pointing at my heart.

Question 24

el jueves por la noche

Answer 24

ON Thursday night

Question 25

en Julio

Answer 25

IN July

Question 26

¿Por la tarde o por la noche?

Answer 26

IN the afternoon or AT night?

Question 27

en verano

Answer 27

IN (the) summer

Question 28

acusado de un delito

Answer 28

accused OF a crime, charged WITH a crime

Question 29

Me parece divertido.

Answer 29

It sounds funny TO me. (WRONG: for; It's funny to me)

Question 30

Estarás en mi mente para siempre.

Answer 30

You'll be ON my mind forever.

Question 31

estar nervioso por algo

Answer 31

to be nervous ABOUT sth # I was nervous about the meeting. # She was nervous about speaking in public

Question 32

envolver en

Answer 32

to wrap IN (WRONG: with) # Wrap the potatoes in tinfoil before baking them.

Question 33

Tienes que pensar en los demás.

Answer 33

You have to think [OF | ABOUT] [other people | the others].

Question 34

Vamos a llegar tarde al trabajo / al colegio / a la coral .

Answer 34

We're going to be late FOR work / school / the choir.

Question 35

Sácalo de la bolsa.

Answer 35

Take it out OF the bag. (WRONG: from)

Question 36

el fin de semana

Answer 36

AT the weekend

Question 37

En esta ocasión, una máquina no puede reemplazarme.

Answer 37

ON this occasion, a machine cannot replace me.

Question 38

en internet

Answer 38

ON the Internet

Question 39

No hay nada malo en llevar gafas.

Answer 39

There's nothing wrong WITH wearing glasses.

Question 40

en primer plano / el fondo

Answer 40

IN the foreground/background

Question 41

retroceder horrorizado

Answer 41

to recoil IN horror

Question 42

pagar en efectivo

Answer 42

to pay IN cash

Question 43

Fui a visitarlo en mis vacaciones.

Answer 43

I went to visit him ON my holiday.

Question 44

Fui a visitarlo en mi luna de miel.

Answer 44

I went to visit him ON my honeymoon.

Question 45

Nunca lees en la playa.

Answer 45

You never read ON the beach.