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Spanish Easy Review Quiz - Grammar - Here Come the Prepositions (Questions)

This Spanish Easy Review quiz will challenge you on prepositions.

Yup, Spanish has prepositions too! Do you remember what a preposition is? A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence. Prepositions tell us what is happening and when it is happening. In Spanish there are simple prepositions and complex prepositions. For now, we will focus only on some of the simple prepositions.

Another thing to note here is that in Spanish, a preposition does not always have one direct relationship to an English preposition but, rather, replaces or is used in place of several English words.

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So now let’s look at some prepositions.

Spanish Preposition	English Equivalent	How It Is Used
a	at, to	In Spanish, 'a' (sounds like a short 'a') is used as in, 'He went TO the store' and 'He was AT the store.'
ante	before, in the presence of	In Spanish, 'ante' is used as in, 'He went BEFORE the counsel' and 'He was IN THE PRESENCE OF greatness.'
bajo	under, below	In Spanish, 'bajo' is used as in, 'Her shoes were UNDER the bed' and 'His skills were BELOW average.'
con	with	He went WITH his father to buy a car.
contra	against, in exchange for	In Spanish, 'contra' is used as in, 'He went AGAINST his father’s wishes' and 'IN EXCHANGE FOR answers he was paid money.'
de	of, about, from	Pronounced as 'day'. In Spanish, 'de' is used in 'House OF red' and 'He received a letter FROM his best friend' and 'It was ABOUT 10 o’clock.'
en	in, into, by, inside, within	In Spanish, the word 'en' is used in place of each of these English equivalent words.
hasta	until, as far as, till	This word is pronounced as ă-stă. The 'h' is totally silent. An example would be 'Hasta luego' which means 'Until later.'
por	for, because of, in order, through, per	Pronounced as 'poor'. In Spanish, 'por' is used in place of each of these English equivalent words or phrases.
sin	without	I cannot go WITHOUT my mother’s permission.

As these prepositions are very frequently used, study them well. You will be using them quite often as you learn to start saying sentences in Spanish, both short and long sentences. Yes, that’s a little ways off at the moment but before you know it, you will have amassed quite a large number of Spanish vocabulary words to start talking in simple sentences. So, again, study each of these simple prepositions carefully and when you are ready, take the quiz questions and see how much you were able to remember - without having to look back at this introduction!

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He went to get gas BEFORE going to work. Which Spanish preposition below means BEFORE?

[ ]	bajo
[ ]	contra
[ ]	hasta
[ ]	ante

The dog was barking AT the back door. Which Spanish preposition below means AT?

[ ]	a
[ ]	en
[ ]	por
[ ]	con

He won’t go to the park UNTIL he finishes his homework. Which Spanish preposition below means UNTIL?

[ ]	de
[ ]	hasta
[ ]	bajo
[ ]	sin

The policeman pushed the suspect up AGAINST the wall. Which Spanish preposition below means AGAINST?

[ ]	con
[ ]	ante
[ ]	en
[ ]	contra

Will you go WITH me to the doctor’s office? Which Spanish preposition below means WITH?

[ ]	de
[ ]	en
[ ]	con
[ ]	sin

Grandpa went INSIDE the garage to look for his wrench. Which Spanish preposition below means INSIDE?

[ ]	en
[ ]	a
[ ]	de
[ ]	por

She bought the blue dress BECAUSE OF its price. Which Spanish preposition below means BECAUSE OF?

[ ]	hasta
[ ]	por
[ ]	sin
[ ]	bajo

The missionary went WITHOUT food for three days. Which Spanish preposition below means WITHOUT?

[ ]	de
[ ]	ante
[ ]	sin
[ ]	con

He could not go on the ride because his head came BELOW the required height. Which Spanish preposition below means BELOW?

[ ]	ante
[ ]	de
[ ]	contra
[ ]	bajo

10.

His suit was made OF silk. Which Spanish preposition below means OF?

[ ]	de
[ ]	a
[ ]	con
[ ]	sin

Spanish Easy Review Quiz - Grammar - Here Come the Prepositions (Answers)

He went to get gas BEFORE going to work. Which Spanish preposition below means BEFORE?

[ ]	bajo
[ ]	contra
[ ]	hasta
[x]	ante

The Spanish preposition that means 'before' is 'ante'.

The dog was barking AT the back door. Which Spanish preposition below means AT?

[x]	a
[ ]	en
[ ]	por
[ ]	con

The Spanish preposition that means 'at' is 'a'.

He won’t go to the park UNTIL he finishes his homework. Which Spanish preposition below means UNTIL?

[ ]	de
[x]	hasta
[ ]	bajo
[ ]	sin

The Spanish preposition that means 'until' is 'hasta'.

The policeman pushed the suspect up AGAINST the wall. Which Spanish preposition below means AGAINST?

[ ]	con
[ ]	ante
[ ]	en
[x]	contra

The Spanish preposition that means 'against' is 'contra'.

Will you go WITH me to the doctor’s office? Which Spanish preposition below means WITH?

[ ]	de
[ ]	en
[x]	con
[ ]	sin

The Spanish preposition that means 'with' is 'con'.

Grandpa went INSIDE the garage to look for his wrench. Which Spanish preposition below means INSIDE?

[x]	en
[ ]	a
[ ]	de
[ ]	por

The Spanish preposition that means 'inside' is 'en'.

She bought the blue dress BECAUSE OF its price. Which Spanish preposition below means BECAUSE OF?

[ ]	hasta
[x]	por
[ ]	sin
[ ]	bajo

The Spanish preposition that means 'because of' is 'por'.

The missionary went WITHOUT food for three days. Which Spanish preposition below means WITHOUT?

[ ]	de
[ ]	ante
[x]	sin
[ ]	con

The Spanish preposition that means 'without' is 'sin'.

He could not go on the ride because his head came BELOW the required height. Which Spanish preposition below means BELOW?

[ ]	ante
[ ]	de
[ ]	contra
[x]	bajo

The Spanish preposition that means 'below' is 'bajo'.

10.

His suit was made OF silk. Which Spanish preposition below means OF?

[x]	de
[ ]	a
[ ]	con
[ ]	sin

The Spanish preposition that means 'of' is 'de'.