How to conjugate Acabar in Spanish
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Acabar
- Acabar in the Indicative Present
- Acabar in the Indicative Preterite
- Acabar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Acabar in the Indicative Future
- Acabar in the Indicative Conditional
- Acabar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Acabar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Acabar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Acabar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Acabar
- Acabar in the Subjunctive Present
- Acabar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
- Acabar in the Subjunctive Future
- Acabar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
- Acabar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
- Acabar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
- Imperative tenses of Acabar
- Acabar in the Imperative Affirmative
- Acabar in the Imperative Negative
- Example sentences and usage
Introduction
Acabar is the Spanish verb for to finish, to end, to complete. It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 16 major Spanish tenses!
| Spanish | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | acabar | to finish, to end, to complete |
| Past participle | acabado | finished |
| Gerund | acabando | finishing |
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Indicative Tenses of Acabar
Acabar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of acabar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "acabo", meaning "I finish".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acabo | I finish |
| Tú | acabas | you finish |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acaba | s/he finish, you (formal) finish |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acabamos | we finish |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acabáis | you (plural) finish |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acaban | they finish, you (plural formal) finish |
Acabar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of acabar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "acabé", meaning "I finished".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acabé | I finished |
| Tú | acabaste | you finished |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acabó | s/he finished, you (formal) finished |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acabamos | we finished |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acabasteis | you (plural) finished |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acabaron | they finished, you (plural formal) finished |
Acabar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of acabar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "acababa", meaning "I used to finish".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acababa | I used to finish |
| Tú | acababas | you used to finish |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acababa | s/he used to finish, you (formal) used to finish |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acabábamos | we used to finish |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acababais | you (plural) used to finish |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acababan | they used to finish, you (plural formal) used to finish |
Acabar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of acabar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "acabaré", meaning "I will finish".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acabaré | I will finish |
| Tú | acabarás | you will finish |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acabará | s/he will finish, you (formal) will finish |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acabaremos | we will finish |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acabaréis | you (plural) will finish |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acabarán | they will finish, you (plural formal) will finish |
Acabar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of acabar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "acabaría", meaning "I would finish".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acabaría | I would finish |
| Tú | acabarías | you would finish |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acabaría | s/he would finish, you (formal) would finish |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acabaríamos | we would finish |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acabaríais | you (plural) would finish |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acabarían | they would finish, you (plural formal) would finish |
Acabar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of acabar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he acabado", meaning "I have finished".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he acabado | I have finished |
| Tú | has acabado | you have finished |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha acabado | s/he has finished, you (formal) have finished |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos acabado | we have finished |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis acabado | you (plural) have finished |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han acabado | they have finished, you (plural formal) have finished |
Acabar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of acabar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había acabado", meaning "I had finished".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había acabado | I had finished |
| Tú | habías acabado | you had finished |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había acabado | s/he had finished, you (formal) had finished |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos acabado | we had finished |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais acabado | you (plural) had finished |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían acabado | they had finished, you (plural formal) had finished |
Acabar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of acabar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré acabado", meaning "I will have finished".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré acabado | I will have finished |
| Tú | habrás acabado | you will have finished |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá acabado | s/he will have finished, you (formal) will have finished |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos acabado | we will have finished |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis acabado | you (plural) will have finished |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán acabado | they will have finished, you (plural formal) will have finished |
Acabar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of acabar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the future but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría acabado", meaning "I would have finished".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría acabado | I would have finished |
| Tú | habrías acabado | you would have finished |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría acabado | s/he would have finished, you (formal) would have finished |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos acabado | we would have finished |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais acabado | you (plural) would have finished |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían acabado | they would have finished, you (plural formal) would have finished |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Acabar
Acabar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "acabe", meaning "I finish".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acabe | I finish |
| Tú | acabes | you finish |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acabe | s/he finish, you (formal) finish |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acabemos | we finish |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acabéis | you (plural) finish |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acaben | they finish, you (plural formal) finish |
Acabar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "acabara", meaning "I finished".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acabara | I finished |
| Tú | acabaras | you finished |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acabara | s/he finished, you (formal) finished |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acabáramos | we finished |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acabarais | you (plural) finished |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acabaran | they finished, you (plural formal) finished |
Acabar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used For example, "acabare", meaning "I will finish".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acabare | I will finish |
| Tú | acabares | you will finish |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acabare | s/he will finish, you (formal) will finish |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acabáremos | we will finish |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acabareis | you (plural) will finish |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acabaren | they will finish, you (plural formal) will finish |
Acabar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya acabado", meaning "I have finished".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya acabado | I have finished |
| Tú | hayas acabado | you have finished |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya acabado | s/he has finished, you (formal) have finished |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos acabado | we have finished |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis acabado | you (plural) have finished |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan acabado | they have finished, you (plural formal) have finished |
Acabar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera acabado", meaning "I had finished".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera acabado | I had finished |
| Tú | hubieras acabado | you had finished |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera acabado | s/he had finished, you (formal) had finished |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos acabado | we had finished |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais acabado | you (plural) had finished |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran acabado | they had finished, you (plural formal) had finished |
Acabar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used For example, "hubiere acabado", meaning "I will have finished".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere acabado | I will have finished |
| Tú | hubieres acabado | you will have finished |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere acabado | s/he will have finished, you (formal) will have finished |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos acabado | we will have finished |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis acabado | you (plural) will have finished |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren acabado | they will have finished, you (plural formal) will have finished |
Imperative Tenses of Acabar
Acabar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "acabe", meaning "(to you formal) finish!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | acaba | (to you) finish! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acabe | (to you formal) finish! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acabemos | (to we) finish! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acabad | (to you plural) finish! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acaben | (to you plural formal) finish! |
Acabar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no acabe", meaning "(to you formal) don't finish!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no acabes | (to you) don't finish! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no acabe | (to you formal) don't finish! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no acabemos | (to we) don't finish! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no acabéis | (to you plural) don't finish! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no acaben | (to you plural formal) don't finish! |
Example sentences and usage
- Esto no acabará nunca. This is never going to end.
- ¿Ya acabaste tu tarea? Have you finished doing your homework yet?
- Las vacaciones siempre acaban demasiado pronto. The holidays always end all too soon.
- El verano ya se acabó. Summer is gone.
- ¿Ya acabaste tu tarea? Have you finished doing your homework yet?
- Se te acabó el tiempo. Your time is up.
- No puedes tener hambre. Acabas de cenar. You can't be hungry. You've just had dinner.
- Él no puede tener hambre, acaba de comer. He cannot be hungry; he has just had lunch.
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