Prepositions of location 1
Free Spanish exercise on prepositions of location (encima de, delante de, etc.). Elementary–intermediate level.
📚 Quick grammar review
Core location prepositions — Encima de (on top of), debajo de (under), delante de (in front of), detrás de (behind), al lado de (next to), enfrente de (opposite/facing). These compound prepositions all require de before a noun: al lado de la farmacia.
Cerca de / lejos de — relative distance — Cerca de (near/close to) and lejos de (far from) describe relative distance: La estación está cerca de aquí. Vivo lejos de la ciudad. Without de, cerca/lejos are adverbs: No está lejos (It's not far).
Estar vs hay for location — Use estar to say where a specific known thing is: El banco está detrás del correo. Use hay to say a thing exists in a place: Hay una farmacia cerca de aquí. Hay introduces; está/están locates. Mixing these up is one of the most common errors in intermediate Spanish.
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Complete the following translations, choosing the correct preposition for each one.
1. It's far from here. = Está ________ de aquí.
Correct answer: hasta
2. It's in front of the restaurant. = Está ________ del restaurante.
Correct answer: por
3. The cafe is behind the bank. = El café está ________ del banco.
Correct answer: enfrente
4. You (pl.) have to walk towards the park. = Tienen que caminar ________ el parque.
Correct answer: hacia
5. The post office is between the bank and the bakery. = La oficina de correos está ________ el banco y la panadería.
Correct answer: entre
6. The book is on top of the table. = El libro está ________ la mesa.
Correct answer: encima de
7. We're in Guadalajara. = Estamos ________ Guadalajara.
Correct answer: en
8. It's around here. = Está ________ aquí.
Correct answer: abajo de
9. The notebook is under your bed = El cuaderno está ________ tu cama.
Correct answer: enfrente de
10. They are in a bar. = Están ________ un bar.
Correct answer: entre
11. He was walking towards the house. = Estaba caminando ________ la casa.
Correct answer: cerca de
12. Pau live close to Barcelona. = Pau vive ________ Barcelona.
Correct answer: enfrente de
13. The chair is behind the table. = La silla está ________ la mesa.
Correct answer: detrás de
14. There is a churros stand in front of my work. = Hay un puesto de churros ________ mi trabajo.
Correct answer: detrás de
15. He put the dish between the two cats. = Puso el plato ________ los dos gatos.
Correct answer: entre
16. The crow was on top of my car. = El cuervo estaba ________ mi coche.
Correct answer: encima de
17. Sara put the book under the magazine. = Sara puso el libro ________ la revista.
Correct answer: al lado de
18. Put the blanket next to the pillow. = Ponga la cobija ________ la almohada.
Correct answer: al lado de
19. I was outside of the room. = Estaba ________ la habitación.
Correct answer: fuera de
20. There are a lot of keys inside the box. = Hay muchos llaves ________ la caja.
Correct answer: enfrente de
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