Spanish language Q&A Forum

This was a question on one of the quizzes:

Which of the following articles could you use with the letter "t" in Spanish: "te"? Then it listed “la, el, una, un” as options to choose from. 

I was unsure if it was referring to a word that started with the letter t, or the drink té, or the indirect object te. 

Kinda confusing.

Is the se here like the accidental se? Is there a broader pattern here that I am missing? Are there a set number of pronomial verbs that follow this structure? Usually when I see Se at the end of a verb I think, okay this needs to be used reflexively, se and the verb agree with each other and are usually variable and not fixed in the singular/plural third person or paired with an indirect pronoun as in this lesson. Does the verb being transitive or intransitive have any bearing on the use of the indirect object pronouns? 

Thanks,

Devin

The lesson states that if the subject is the same in both clauses you would omit que and use the infinitive in the second clause. Why is the subjunctive and not the infinitive used in the following example?

 Nosotros preferiríamos que fuésemos al restaurante del centro.

I don’t understand how the infinitive is less ambiguous than the gerund. Is it because the infinitive is directly associated with the verbal structure while the gerund could hypothetically be separated from the verbal structure by a comma? La escuché, (while I was) cantando en la ducha. 

Regarding incomplete and complete actions: Let’s say you’re hypothetically talking to someone about Carlos.

 He visto a Carlos fumar. 

I saw Carlos smoke. (complete action) Does this mean, I saw Carlos smoking. (But now he’s back at his desk. (action complete))

He visto a Carlos fumando.
I saw Carlos smoking. (action in progress) While this means I saw Carlos smoking. (He is still smoking outside if you are looking for him. (action in progress)) 

Thanks!