Common Prepositions
Spanish: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 4.8.1
Prepositions
Prepositions show us how nouns are connected to each other. Some examples of prepositions are: on, under, in or near.
En - In
- 'En' is used to show location, time or how something is done.
- Estoy en mi casa.
- I am in my house.
- Vamos en avión.
- We are going by plane.
Cerca - Near
- ‘Cerca’ is used to say that something is ‘near’.
- Cerca de mi casa hay una tienda.
- Near my house there is a shop.
- Puedo caminar hasta la escuela porque está cerca.
- I can walk to school because it is close.
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