Preterite tense - adverbs of place  

Spanish Preterite Tense Location
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Adverbs of Location

aquí - here
allí - there (medium distance)
cerca de - near to
lejos de - far from
debajo de - under
sobre - above
delante de - in front of
detrás de - behind
dentro de - inside
afuera - outside

¿Por qué dejó la maleta aquí?
      Why did he leave the suitcase here?
Vivimos allí el año pasado.
      We lived there last year.
Viví cerca de la ciudad.
      I lived near the city.
¿Limpiamos debajo del sofá?
      Did we clean under the couch?
Tú te caíste sobre el equipaje.
      You fell on the luggage.
Él pasó delante de mí.
      He passed in front of me.
Me quedé afuera de mi oficina.
      I was locked out outside of my office.
¿Se pudo nadar aquí?
      Was it possible to swim here?


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