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why is a future tense used in this sentence? could we use some of the past tenses instead?

One of the questions is: .(fill in)....los regalos ella sopló las velas. One of the correct answers is "Antes de recibir Ana". De complete sentence sounds odd to me, is it correct?

Hola,

I came across this construction and I wasn't sure how to translate it.  The use of the gerund does not follow any lesson I've seen.  Is it similar to the "hacer/mandar + infinitive" construction?

Tienes un hijo criandose en el convento.

I am very confused by the English translation of the sentence "Os veo bastante triste."  ("I can see that you are quite sad"). It seems to me quite a few words are missing in the Spanish. Can one also say, "Puedo ver que estáis bastante triste."  Please help. I find that I am often confused as to when "que" must be used. And in this particular case, I'm also confused about the verbs.

Saludos,

Pati E.

Hola,

In one of the tests it mentions 'a lo Marilyn Monroe'. I was thinking this was a feminine example, so was expecting to see 'a la Marilyn...'

Could you expand on that, please?

Gracias,

How would you say 

I need (number) 400 to win.

Necesito el cuatrocientos para ganar.

Or 

Necesito el cuatrociento para ganar.

Also, We need 14 and 20 to win. 

Necesitamos los 14 y 20 para ganar.

Necesitamos el 14 y el 20 para ganar.

Referring to suggested title add-on, I should have said cuando plus past tenses in the subjunctive.

Shirley.

Hi, I can't find a good translation for "anima al paciente y su cuerpo sana antes."

Can anyone help?