Starter quiz
- Match the adverbs of position with their English meanings.
- fuera⇔outside ✓
- cerca⇔near ✓
- lejos⇔far ✓
- delante⇔in front of ✓
- detrás⇔behind ✓
- debajo⇔under ✓
- If I am saying that something is near a place or a person which of the following prepositions would I use?
- de ✓
- del
- de la
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- Complete the following sentence: 'Está detrás ______ iglesia.'
- de
- del
- de la ✓
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- Complete the following sentence: 'El coche está delante ______ parque.'
- 'del' ✓
- Choose the I, you and she, he, it forms of the verb 'estar' from the list below.
- estoy ✓
- soy
- estás ✓
- es
- está ✓
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- Translate into Spanish: 'I am in front of the car.'
- 'Estoy delante del coche. ' ✓
Exit quiz
- What is the meaning of the verb 'estar'?
- to be, being - used for permanent traits
- to be, being - used for temporary states/location ✓
- to have, having
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- How would you say 'we are located'?
- estoy
- estás
- está
- estámos ✓
- están
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- I want to say 'They are outside the museum' Help me choose the right verb '______ fuera del museo.'
- estoy
- estás
- está
- estamos
- están ✓
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- Choose the right translation for this sentence: 'We are under a tree.'
- Estamos debajo del árbol.
- Estamos debajo de un árbol. ✓
- Estamos debajo de árbol.
- Estamos debajo árbol.
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- Translate this sentence into Spanish: 'They are far from the train.'
- 'Están lejos del tren.' ✓
- Match the following verbs to their English meaning.
- buscar⇔to look for, looking for ✓
- saber⇔to know, knowing ✓
- pasar⇔to spend, spending ✓
- llevar⇔to carry, carrying / to wear, wearing ✓
- descansar⇔to rest, resting ✓
- trabajar⇔to work, working ✓
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Key learning points
- The verb 'estar' is used to talk about location.
- The 1st person plural of the verb 'estar' is 'estamos' and it means 'we are'.
- The 3rd person plural of the verb 'estar' is 'están' and it means 'they are'.
Common misconception
In Spanish, after adverbs of position we always use 'del'
In Spanish, after adverbs of position we use 'de', 'del' or 'de la'. 'De' when what follows is a person or place name, 'del' when what follows is a masculine noun and 'de la' when what follows is a feminine noun.
Keywords
Estar - the verb to be, being used to talk about location and temporary mood/feelings.
Estamos - the 1st person plural of the verb estar meaning we are
Están - the 3rd person plural of the verb estar meaning they are
Adverb of position - a word that provides information about the location or position of things or people. i.e. close, inside,…
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