Prepositions for location
| Commonly
used Prepositions |
| a través de |
through |
| acerca de, sobre |
about (a subject) |
| al lado de |
next to, beside |
| alrededor de |
around |
| antes de |
before |
| bajo |
under |
| cerca de |
close to, near |
| debajo de |
underneath |
| delante de |
in front of |
| dentro de |
inside |
| después de |
after |
| durante |
during |
| en |
on |
| en vez de |
instead of |
| entre |
between |
| encima de |
on top of, on |
| en frente de, frente a |
in front of, facing |
| fuera de |
outside of |
| hacia |
toward |
| hasta |
until |
| junto a |
next to |
| lejos de |
far from |
| tras |
after, behind |
These prepositions are commonly used with Estar
to indicate location, time or relationships between two or more things.
Other prepositions are used with verb infinitives.
The infinitive in Spanish is used as the gerund (-ing form of a verb) is
used in English:
| Al + verb |
Upon + verb-ing |
| Antes de + verb |
Before + verb-ing |
| Después de + verb |
After + verb-ing |
| En vez de + verb |
Instead on + verb-ing |
| Sin + verb |
Without + verb-ing |
| Para + verb |
In order to + verb |