“I know you want me(calle ocho)”

Who will have been the pirate that lost this treasure?

Let’s check this out:

¿Quií©n – Who?
habrí¡ sido – will have been (verbs haber/ser)
el pirata – the pirate (male)
que – that
perdií³ – lost (verb: perder [to lose] –> preterite tense)
este – this
tesoro? – treasure

A few things:

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