Prepositions - Exercises show special characters display incorrect answers 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 Choose the correct form. Conozco a Juan desdedesde hacehace que éramos pequeños.[I’ve known Juan since we were young.]|desde + point in time → since ¿Vamos hoy a elalen el cine?[Are we going to the cinema today?]|ir + a + el = ir al Vivo en Galicia desdedesde hacehace 4 meses.[I’ve been living in Galicia for four months.]|desde hace + point in time → for DesdeDesde haceHace las dos llevo trabajando sin parar.[I’ve been working non-stop since 2 o’clock.]|desde + point in time → since Me mudé a España desdedesde hacehace 8 años. [I moved to Spain 8 years ago.]|hace + point in time → ago He pasado por antesantes dedelante de tu casa.[I dropped by your place.|literally: I came by in front of your house.]|delante de refers to place, not time La fuente de eldelde la parque no funciona. [The fountain in the park isn’t working.]|de + el = del Tienes que llegar a casa antesantes dedelante de las 12 de la noche. [You have to be home before midnight.]|antes de refers to time, not place Online exercises to improve your Spanish Our online exercises for Spanish help you to learn and practice grammar rules in an interactive manner. To make sure that you understand the correct answers, our answer keys offer simple explanations as well as handy tips and tricks. Prepositions - Exercises Prepositions – mixed exercise Need more practice? With Lingolia Plus you can access 15 additional exercises about Prepositions, as well as 814 online exercises to improve your Spanish. Get 3 months membership for just €10.49 (≈ $12.69). Learn more about Lingolia Plus here Preposiciones - ejercicios adicionales Become a Lingolia Plus member to access these additional exercises. Preposiciones – locativas (1) es A1 Preposiciones – locativas (2) es A2 Preposiciones – locativas (3) es B1 Preposiciones – temporales (1) es A1 Preposiciones – temporales (2) es A2 Preposiciones – temporales (3) es A2 Preposiciones – desde/hace/desde hace es A2 Preposiciones – contrarios (1) es A2 Preposiciones – contrarios (2) es B1 Preposiciones – general (1) es A1 Preposiciones – general (2) es A1 Preposiciones – general (3) es A2 Preposiciones – general (4) es A2 Preposiciones – general (5) es B1 Preposiciones – general (6) es C1 A1Beginner A2Elementary B1Intermediate B2Upper intermediate C1Advanced GrammarPrepositionsPrepositions - Exercises