How to conjugate Acabar in Spanish

Introduction

Acabar is the Spanish verb for "to finish, to end, to complete". It is a regular AR verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Similar verbs to acabar include: apurar, terminar, cesar, completar.

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".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	acabo	I finish
Tú	acabas	you finish
Ella / Él / Usted	acaba	s/he finishes, you (formal) finish
Nosotras / Nosotros	acabamos	we finish
Vosotras / Vosotros	acabáis	you (plural) finish
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	acaban	they finish, you (plural formal) finish

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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".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

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

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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".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

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

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Acabar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of acabar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy acabando", meaning "I am finishing".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy acabando	I am finishing
Tú	estás acabando	you are finishing
Ella / Él / Usted	está acabando	s/he is finishing, you (formal) are finishing
Nosotras / Nosotros	estamos acabando	we are finishing
Vosotras / Vosotros	estáis acabando	you (plural) are finishing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	están acabando	they are finishing, you (plural formal) are finishing

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Acabar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of acabar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a acabar", meaning "I am going to finish".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a acabar	I am going to finish
Tú	vas a acabar	you are going to finish
Ella / Él / Usted	va a acabar	s/he is going to finish, you (formal) are going to finish
Nosotras / Nosotros	vamos a acabar	we are going to finish
Vosotras / Vosotros	vais a acabar	you (plural) are going to finish
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	van a acabar	they are going to finish, you (plural formal) are going to finish

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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".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

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

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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".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

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

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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".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

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

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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".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

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

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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".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

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

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Acabar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of acabar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría acabado", meaning "I would have finished".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

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".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	acabe	I finish
Tú	acabes	you finish
Ella / Él / Usted	acabe	s/he finishes, you (formal) finish
Nosotras / Nosotros	acabemos	we finish
Vosotras / Vosotros	acabéis	you (plural) finish
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	acaben	they finish, you (plural formal) finish

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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".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

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

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Acabar in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "acabare", meaning "I will finish".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

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

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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".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

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

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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".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

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

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Acabar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere acabado", meaning "I will have finished".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

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

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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!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	acaba	(to you) finish!
Ella / Él / Usted	acabe	(to you formal) finish!
Nosotras / Nosotros	acabemos	let's finish!
Vosotras / Vosotros	acabad	(to you plural) finish!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	acaben	(to you plural formal) finish!

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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!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

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	let's not finish!
Vosotras / Vosotros	no acabéis	(to you plural) don't finish!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	no acaben	(to you plural formal) don't finish!

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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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