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Explain the use of the preterite tense.
The preterite tense is used to describe completed actions in the past.
Explain the use of the imperfect tense.
The imperfect tense is used to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
How do you form the subjunctive mood?
The subjunctive mood is often formed by changing the ending of the verb in the yo form of the present tense.
Explain the use of 'por' vs. 'para'.
'Por' is used for cause, reason, or duration, while 'para' is used for purpose, destination, or deadline.
What is the function of reflexive verbs?
Reflexive verbs indicate that the subject is performing the action on themselves.
How do you form the present perfect tense?
The present perfect tense is formed with the auxiliary verb 'haber' + past participle.
Explain the use of direct object pronouns.
Direct object pronouns replace the direct object of a verb (me, te, lo/la, nos, os, los/las).
Explain the use of indirect object pronouns.
Indirect object pronouns indicate to whom or for whom an action is done (me, te, le, nos, os, les).
What is the difference between 'ser' and 'estar'?
'Ser' is used for permanent characteristics, origin, and identity, while 'estar' is used for temporary states, location, and conditions.
Explain the formation of the future tense.
The future tense is formed by adding future endings to the infinitive of the verb.
How do you form conditional sentences?
Conditional sentences typically use the imperfect subjunctive in the 'if' clause and the conditional tense in the main clause.
What is the use of the impersonal 'se'?
The impersonal 'se' is used to make general statements where the subject is not specified.
¿Qué significa 'prendimiento'?
Arresto, captura.
¿Qué significa 'Camborio'?
Un apellido gitano con connotaciones históricas y culturales.
¿Qué significa 'Guardia Civil'?
La fuerza policial militarizada en España.
¿Qué significa 'vara de mimbre'?
Un bastón hecho de sauce, simboliza la herencia gitana.
¿Qué significa 'verso octosílabo'?
Un verso de ocho sílabas.
¿Qué significa 'rima asonante'?
Rima de vocales en los versos pares.
¿Qué significa 'gitano'?
Persona de etnia romaní.
¿Qué significa 'Sevilla'?
Una ciudad en Andalucía, España, conocida por su cultura y tradiciones.
¿Qué significa 'alusiones'?
Referencias a personas o eventos históricos o culturales.
¿Qué significa 'ambigüedad'?
Descripciónes que permiten multiples interpretaciones.
¿Qué significa 'verosimilitud'?
La apariencia de ser verdad o real.
¿Qué significa 'prendimiento'?
Arrest or capture.
¿Qué significa 'Camborio'?
A Gypsy surname, representing heritage and identity.
¿Qué significa 'Guardia Civil'?
The Spanish military police force.
¿Qué significa 'vara de mimbre'?
Wicker stick; symbolizes Antoñito's Gypsy heritage.
¿Qué significa 'verso octosílabo'?
A line of verse with eight syllables.
¿Qué significa 'rima asonante'?
Assonant rhyme; repetition of vowel sounds in the final syllables of words.
¿Qué significa 'verso blanco'?
Blank verse; unrhymed lines.
¿Qué significa 'in medias res'?
Starting a story in the middle of the action.
¿Qué significa 'alusíon'?
A reference to a person, place, event, or other literary work.
¿Qué significa 'verosimilitud'?
The appearance of being true or real.
¿Qué significa 'limones' en el poema?
Symbolize a transformative act, thrown into the river.
¿Qué significa 'Generación del 27'?
A group of Spanish poets and artists who arose in the 1920s.