Filling a container

You can fill a bottle, basket or other container with something.

The idea

Llenar means to fill. Use llenar a container de something; lleno and llenamos are present forms.

Lleno la botella de agua fría.I fill the bottle with cold water.
Mi hermano llena una caja de juguetes.My brother fills a box with toys.
¿Llenas el vaso de zumo?Are you filling the glass with juice?
Llenamos la cesta de manzanas.We fill the basket with apples.
Las cocineras llenan la olla de agua.The cooks fill the pot with water.
Llenáis el cubo de arena en la playa.You fill the bucket with sand at the beach.

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Do not use a to introduce the contents here: use de, as in llenar de agua.

Choose the correct form: Yo ___ la jarra. (lleno / llena)
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lleno
lleno matches the speaker filling the jug.
Choose the correct form: Ella llena el frasco ___ arroz. (de / a)
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de
de introduces the rice that goes into the jar.
Choose the correct form: Nosotros ___ la maleta. (llenamos / llenan)
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llenamos
llenamos includes the speaker and others packing the suitcase.

Describe a container you fill and what you put inside it.