Prepositions of place

Look at the following table to learn the prepositions and examples of how to use them.
Observa la siguiente tabla para conocer las preposiciones y ejemplos de cómo utilizarlas.

On
En, a, sobre, encima de

In the expressions: on the left, on valentine’s day, on

the chair, on the neck.
Kiki is on the bed.

In
En, dentro de

In the expressions: in Paris, in Africa, in July, in the

summer, in three years, in two months, in the house.
Kiki is in her house.

At
A, en

In the expressions: at time, at school, at work, at

home, at midnight, at 9 o’clock.
Kiki is at the park.

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By
Por

In the expressions: in the expressions: by bus, by

mail, by credit card, by the hospital, by the person.
Kiki goes to the vet by car.

Next to A lado de

In the expressions: next to the train station,

next to the table, next to the computer.
Kiki is next to her house.

Beside
Junto a

In the expressions: beside his mom, beside your car,

beside my house.
Kiki is beside her food bowl.

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Near
Cerca

In the expressions: near to the school, near Bill’s

club, near here, near the airport.
Kiki is near her food bowl.

Into
Dentro

In the expressions: into my house, into the theater,

into the closet.
Kiki is into her house.

Across
A través de

In the expressions: across the street, across the

park, across the sea, across town.
Kiki is across the street.

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To
A, para

In the expressions: to Paris, to work, to have

lunch, to make, to see.
Kiki likes to have lunch early.

Behind Detrás

In the expressions: behind the museum, behind

me, behind the car.
Kiki is behind her house.

Between
Entre

In the expressions: between two cars, between

London and Paris.
Kiki is between a bowl and a ball.

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In front of
Enfrente de

In the expressions: in front of tree, in front of my

house, in front of the mall.
Kiki is in front of her bed.

Under Debajo

In the expressions: under that bridge, under the

tree, under the box.
Kiki is under the bench.

Over
Entre

In the expressions: over us, over me, over the car.

Kiki jumps over the fence.

It’s important for you to know that some of

these prepositions have more than one
meaning. However, we are only focusing on
their meaning regarding the location of objects
and people for now.

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Autor: Karina Lizbeth Guevara Martínez

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