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What is the difference between ‘el pretérito perfecto’ and ‘el pretérito perfecto compuesto’ ?

Hi,

In an above question

¿ ________ curáis las heridas con algodón?

Do you treat your wounds with cotton wool?

My answer was Te,

 however the right answer was ( os )

can someone please explain why vosotros is used instead of tu?

This lesson has answered my question of a few minutes ago.

why do some examples have 'de' before the infinitive and others not?

the question was"

Es posible que ellas                un nuevo estillo.

the HINT: conjugate 'crear' in el presente subjuntivo.

I wrote 'crean'  but was marked incorrect - it should be 'creen' 

I am sure that I am indeed wrong - but I don't understand why?!

In this quiz question: How would you say "They are wondering what might happen during the next elections."?

Se preguntan qué ocurrirá en las próximas elecciones

Can you discuss why the subjunctive wouldn't work here? I got this right, but only because I guessed correctly at what lesson the question was testing. 

' We must take to the pharmacy all medication which has expired'

Could this not mean 'all medication which may have expired' and therefore be subjunctive?

What about "llegar a ser", a common way of saying become in some contexts?

Also, what about when become, unlike in all the examples above, is not to do with people? E.g. The weather is becoming cold. The situation became very serious. I think these can be more difficult to resolve than the ones about people.

What about reflexive verbs as ways of saying become, e.g. enfadarse (to become angry)?

My question is about the quiz item: "El niño rubio con pantalones cortos es mi hermano."

Why was the article "los" not used before pantalones cortos? [e.g., El niño con los pantalones cortos es mi hermano.] An extension of my question here is that sometimes I notice a definite article is inserted while other times it is not. Therefore, what is the rule for using definite articles (los/las) in sentences of this type.

Saludos,

Pati E.

Instead of “endurecer” could you say something like “hacer más duro”?