EN, A, DE 1
Free Spanish exercise on the prepositions en, a, and de. Choose the correct preposition in 10 sentences. Intermediate level.
📚 Quick grammar review
A — movement toward a destination — A signals direction or destination with verbs of motion: Voy a Madrid, llegué a casa, ven a clase. It also precedes indirect objects (doy el libro a Juan), introduces the personal a before people as direct objects, and marks clock times (a las tres).
En — static location or time period — En means in/on/at for static locations: Estoy en casa, el libro está en la mesa. For time it marks periods, months, years, seasons: en invierno, en julio, en 1990. It also marks means of transport in enclosed vehicles: voy en coche, en avión.
De — origin, possession, material, topic — De covers a wide range: origin/from (Soy de Colombia), possession (el coche del vecino), material (una mesa de madera), topic (hablo de política), and partitive quantity (una taza de café). It also contracts with el to form del.
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Complete the following translations, choosing the correct preposition(a, de, or en).
1. I'm going to think about that. = Voy a pensar ________ eso.
Correct answer: en
2. Tomorrow I have to attend a meeting. = Mañana tengo que asistir ________ una reunión.
Correct answer: a
3. Miguel left the party at 11. = Miguel salió ________ la fiesta a las once.
Correct answer: de
4. I don't know Pedro. = No conozco ________ Pedro.
Correct answer: a
5. He looks a lot like his mother. = Parece mucho ________ su madre.
Correct answer: a
6. What does this consist of? = ¿________ qué consiste esto?
Correct answer: En
7. From time to time = De vez ________ cuando
Correct answer: en
8. In fact... = ________ hecho...
Correct answer: de
9. That depends on you. = Eso depende ________ ti.
Correct answer: de
10. I don't believe in that. = No creo ________ eso.
Correct answer: en
11. I'm going to come back in June. = Voy a regresar ________ junio.
Correct answer: en
12. How do you say that in Spanish? = ¿Cómo se dice eso ________ español?
Correct answer: en
13. I'm going home. = Voy ________ mi casa.
Correct answer: a
14. She is from California. = Ella es ________ California.
Correct answer: de
15. She's going to California. = Ella va ________ California.
Correct answer: a
16. A brick house = Una casa ________ ladrillo
Correct answer: de
17. You have to concentrate on other things. = Tienes que concentrarte ________ otras cosas.
Correct answer: en
18. In a loud voice/loudly = ________ voz alta
Correct answer: En
19. He fell in love with her. = Se enamoró ________ ella.
Correct answer: de
20. This is Daniel's car. = Este es el coche/carro ________ Daniel.
Correct answer: de
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