1 Bellringer 3/21 Unscramble the words to write logical sentences. 1. familia / es / grande / mi 2. nuestros / son / rojos / lápices 3. clase / fácil / tu / de / es / español 4. sus / muy / no / libros / son / interesantes 5. cafetería / comida / y / nuestra / china / tiene / italiana

Prepositions A word that links a noun, pronoun, or phrase to another part of a sentence Usually indicates the relationship of the object to the rest of the sentence

3 Remember the verb estar? What’s it mean? yo- nosotros- tú- vosotros- Ud./él/ella- Uds./ellos/ellas- Why might we use estar with prepositions? 4

al lado de Next to El gato está al lado del conejo.-The cat is next to the rabbit.

a la derecha de To the right of La escuela está a la derecha de mi casa.- The school is to the right of my house.

a la izquierda de To the left of La tienda de ropa está a la izquierda del mercado.-The clothing store is to the left of the market.

antes de Before After ‘antes de,’ use an infinitive verb Leo antes de dormir.-I read before going to sleep.

debajo de Under / underneath Los regalos están debajo del árbol.-The presents are underneath the tree.

cerca de Near, close to El mono está cerca del gato.-The monkey is near the cat.

delante de / enfrente de In front of Nosotros estamos delante de la televisión.- We are in front of the television.

dentro de Inside Estoy dentro de la ola.-I am inside the wave.

después de After After ‘después de,’ use an infinitive verb Comemos después de la clase.-We eat after class.

detrás de Behind El perro está detrás del árbol.-The dog is behind the tree.

encima de On top of El gato está encima de la casa.-The cat is on top of the house.

entre Between, among El bebé está entre sus padres.-The baby is between his parents.

fuera de Outside of El perro está fuera de la casa.-The dog is outside of the house.

lejos de Far from El hombre está lejos de la casa.-The man is far from the house.

para For, in order to El regalo es para usted.-The gift is for you. Trabajo para ser rico.-I work in order to be rich.

por For, by Damos gracias por la comida.-We give thanks for the meal. Fue escrito por Juan.-It was written by Juan.

20 You need to... Choose 3 family members and write 4 sentences for each according to the following format (you can write sentences for yourself if you want): 1-age 2-description (2) 3-action + place or frequency expression 4-like Example: Mi madre tiene cincuenta y siete años. (My mom is 57 years old.) Ella es inteligente y morena. (She is smart and a brunette.) Ella lee libros en la sala. / Ella lee libros todos los días. (She reads books in the living room./She reads books every day.) A ella le gusta cantar. (She likes to sing.) Age uses tener and number is written out Description uses ser (only use ser adjectives) Action uses a conjugated verb Like can be singular or plural noun or infinitive verb Don’t repeat any of the vocabulary (adjectives, action verbs, places, frequency expressions, or likes NOTICE: