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Exercises
Construct new sentences. Replace the underlined preposition with its opposite.
- Mi lugar de trabajo está cerca de mi casa.
[My workplace is near my flat.|My workplace is far from my flat.]
- El coche de mi madre está a la izquierda del semáforo.
[My mother’s car is to the left of the traffic light.|My mother’s car is to the right of the traffic light.]
- El concierto empezó antes de las 21:00 horas.
[The concert started before (= earlier than) 9:00 p.m.|The concert started after 9:00 p.m.]
- La chica estaba delante del perro.
[The girl stood in front of the dog.|The girl stood behind the dog.]
- La revista está encima de la mesa.
.[The magazine is on the table.|The magazine is under the table.]
Type in the correct preposition for each sentence.
- Mis padres están el teatro.[My parents are at the theatre.]|at/in (building) → en
- Para entrar al concierto tendréis que esperar las 21 h.[For admission to the concert, you have to wait until 9 p.m.]|until a certain point in time → hasta
- Creo que el collar no es oro.[I don’t think the necklace is made of gold.]|referring to material → de
- He quedado Raquel para ir a la playa.[I met Raquel to go to the beach. ]|arrange, plan, meet → quedar con
- las noticias, la semana que viene va a llover sin parar.[According to the news, it’s going to rain all next week. ]|according to → según
- Llamé teléfono para preguntar por el puesto de trabajo.[I called on the phone to ask about the job.]|means (of communication) → por
- El libro que compré es ti. [The book I bought is for you.]|naming the recipient → para
