acabar

/akaˈβaɾ/

verb #590 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to finish, to end

Grammar

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoacaboacabéacababaacabaréacabaría
acabasacabasteacababasacabarásacabarías
él/ella/ud.acabaacabóacababaacabaráacabaría
nos.acabamosacabamosacabábamosacabaremosacabaríamos
vos.acabáisacabasteisacababaisacabaréisacabaríais
ellos/uds.acabanacabaronacababanacabaránacabarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoacabeacabaraacabase
acabesacabarasacabases
él/ella/ud.acabeacabaraacabase
nos.acabemosacabáramosacabásemos
vos.acabéisacabaraisacabaseis
ellos/uds.acabenacabaranacabasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
acaba
ud.acabe
nosotrosacabemos
vosotrosacabad
uds.acaben

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
acabando
Past participle
acabado

Examples

.

I have just arrived at the office.

once .

The film ends at eleven at night.

plazo.

We finished the project before the deadline.

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