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Spanish 路 Chapter 17 路 Lesson 11 路 Phrase session

Crowns and dictators

Kings, regimes and how countries come back from them.

Why these go together

Monarchies, dictatorships and the move to democracy in the Spanish-speaking world. The sentences narrate history with the preterite, imperfect and pluperfect.

  • Hoy el poder est谩 en manos del parlamento, no del rey.

    Today power is in the hands of parliament, not the king.

  • El rey es sobre todo un s铆mbolo de unidad.

    The king is above all a symbol of unity.

  • El r茅gimen militar dur贸 casi cuarenta a帽os.

    The military regime lasted almost forty years.

  • En aquella 茅poca, la prensa no era libre.

    At that time, the press wasn't free.

  • Cuando lleg贸 la democracia, muchos de los que se hab铆an ido al exilio ya hab铆an muerto.

    When democracy came, many of those who had gone into exile had already died.

  • La resistencia luch贸 en secreto contra el gobierno.

    The resistance fought in secret against the government.

  • Hay quien piensa que la corona ya no tiene sentido.

    Some people think the crown no longer makes sense.

  • La revoluci贸n cambi贸 el pa铆s para siempre.

    The revolution changed the country for ever.

  • Es importante que las nuevas generaciones conozcan su historia.

    It's important that the new generations know their history.

Matching

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Match each phrase to what it means.

Fill in the blank

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Put the missing word back.

  1. Hoy el poder est谩 en manos del , no del rey. (Today power is in the hands of parliament, not the king.)

  2. El rey es sobre todo un de unidad. (The king is above all a symbol of unity.)

  3. El r茅gimen dur贸 casi cuarenta a帽os. (The military regime lasted almost forty years.)

  4. En aquella 茅poca, la no era libre. (At that time, the press wasn't free.)

  5. Cuando lleg贸 la , muchos de los que se hab铆an ido al exilio ya hab铆an muerto. (When democracy came, many of those who had gone into exile had already died.)

  6. La luch贸 en secreto contra el gobierno. (The resistance fought in secret against the government.)

  7. Hay quien piensa que la ya no tiene sentido. (Some people think the crown no longer makes sense.)

  8. La cambi贸 el pa铆s para siempre. (The revolution changed the country for ever.)

  9. Es importante que las nuevas generaciones su historia. (It's important that the new generations know their history.)

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