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acabar

to finish

VerbFrequency #271

Transitive verb

  1. 1

    to finish

    Necesito acabar mi tarea antes de salir.

    I need to finish my homework before leaving.

Intransitive verb

  1. 1

    to end

    La película acaba a las diez.

    The movie ends at ten o'clock.
  2. 2

    (periphrasis: to have just done) to have just done (something)

    Yo acabo de comer, estoy lleno.

    I have just eaten, I'm full.

Reflexive verb

  1. 1

    (to run out, to be used up) to run out

    El pan se acabó y no pudimos hacer sándwiches.

    The bread ran out and we couldn't make sandwiches.

1to finish

Necesito acabar mi tarea antes de salir.

I need to finish my homework before leaving.

¿Cuándo acabaste el libro?

When did you finish the book?

Ellos acabarán el proyecto la próxima semana.

They will finish the project next week.

Quiero acabar mi trabajo.

I want to finish my work.

2to end

La película acaba a las diez.

The movie ends at ten o'clock.

El concierto acabó muy tarde.

The concert ended very late.

La guerra acabó después de muchos años.

The war ended after many years.

La película va a acabar pronto.

The movie is going to end soon.

3(periphrasis: to have just done)to have just done (something)

Yo acabo de comer, estoy lleno.

I have just eaten, I'm full.

Ella acaba de llegar a casa.

She has just arrived home.

Nosotros acabábamos de salir cuando empezó a llover.

We had just left when it started to rain.

Acabo de comer.

I have just eaten.

4(to run out, to be used up)to run out

El pan se acabó y no pudimos hacer sándwiches.

The bread ran out and we couldn't make sandwiches.

La leche se acabó, necesito comprar más.

The milk ran out, I need to buy more.

Si el agua se acaba, tendremos problemas.

If the water runs out, we will have problems.

El café se va a acabar.

The coffee is going to run out.
Verb

Forms

conditional indicative

1st singularacabaría

2nd singularacabarías

3rd singularacabaría

1st pluralacabaríamos

2nd pluralacabaríais

3rd pluralacabarían

future indicative

1st singularacabaré

2nd singularacabarás

3rd singularacabará

1st pluralacabaremos

2nd pluralacabaréis

3rd pluralacabarán

gerund

acabando

imperative affirmative

2nd singularacaba

1st pluralacabemos

2nd pluralacabad

imperative negative

2nd singularno acabes

1st pluralno acabemos

2nd pluralno acabéis

imperfect indicative

1st singularacababa

2nd singularacababas

3rd singularacababa

1st pluralacabábamos

2nd pluralacababais

3rd pluralacababan

imperfect subjunctive

1st singularacabara

2nd singularacabaras

3rd singularacabara

1st pluralacabáramos

2nd pluralacabarais

3rd pluralacabaran

infinitive

acabar

participle

acabado

pluperfect indicative

1st singularhabía acabado

2nd singularhabías acabado

3rd singularhabía acabado

1st pluralhabíamos acabado

2nd pluralhabíais acabado

3rd pluralhabían acabado

present indicative

1st singularacabo

2nd singularacabas

3rd singularacaba

1st pluralacabamos

2nd pluralacabáis

3rd pluralacaban

present perfect indicative

1st singularhe acabado

2nd singularhas acabado

3rd singularha acabado

1st pluralhemos acabado

2nd pluralhabéis acabado

3rd pluralhan acabado

present perfect subjunctive

1st singularhaya acabado

2nd singularhayas acabado

3rd singularhaya acabado

1st pluralhayamos acabado

2nd pluralhayáis acabado

3rd pluralhayan acabado

present subjunctive

1st singularacabe

2nd singularacabes

3rd singularacabe

1st pluralacabemos

2nd pluralacabéis

3rd pluralacaben

preterite indicative

1st singularacabé

2nd singularacabaste

3rd singularacabó

1st pluralacabamos

2nd pluralacabasteis

3rd pluralacabaron