Acabar Conjugation

to finish/end in Spanish

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

acabando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

acabado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acabo I finish/end	I finish/end
tú	acabas you finish/end	you finish/end
él/ella/usted	acaba he/she/you finish/ends	he/she/you finish/ends
nosotros	acabamos we finish/end	we finish/end
vosotros	acabáis you all finish/end	you all finish/end
ellos/ustedes	acaban they/you all finish/end	they/you all finish/end

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acababa I used to finish/end	I used to finish/end
tú	acababas you used to finish/end	you used to finish/end
él/ella/usted	acababa he/she/you used to finish/end	he/she/you used to finish/end
nosotros	acabábamos we used to finish/end	we used to finish/end
vosotros	acababais you all used to finish/end	you all used to finish/end
ellos/ustedes	acababan they/you all used to finish/end	they/you all used to finish/end

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acabé I finish/ended	I finish/ended
tú	acabaste you finish/ended	you finish/ended
él/ella/usted	acabó he/she/you finish/ended	he/she/you finish/ended
nosotros	acabamos we finish/ended	we finish/ended
vosotros	acabasteis you all finish/ended	you all finish/ended
ellos/ustedes	acabaron they/you all finish/ended	they/you all finish/ended

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acabaré I will finish/end	I will finish/end
tú	acabarás you will finish/end	you will finish/end
él/ella/usted	acabará he/she/you will finish/end	he/she/you will finish/end
nosotros	acabaremos we will finish/end	we will finish/end
vosotros	acabaréis you all will finish/end	you all will finish/end
ellos/ustedes	acabarán they/you all will finish/end	they/you all will finish/end

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acabaría I would finish/end	I would finish/end
tú	acabarías you would finish/end	you would finish/end
él/ella/usted	acabaría he/she/you would finish/end	he/she/you would finish/end
nosotros	acabaríamos we would finish/end	we would finish/end
vosotros	acabaríais you all would finish/end	you all would finish/end
ellos/ustedes	acabarían they/you all would finish/end	they/you all would finish/end

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acabe that I finish/end	that I finish/end
tú	acabes that you finish/end	that you finish/end
él/ella/usted	acabe that he/she/you finish/end	that he/she/you finish/end
nosotros	acabemos that we finish/end	that we finish/end
vosotros	acabéis that you all finish/end	that you all finish/end
ellos/ustedes	acaben that they/you all finish/end	that they/you all finish/end

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acabara or acabase that I finish/ended	that I finish/ended
tú	acabaras or acabases that you finish/ended	that you finish/ended
él/ella/usted	acabara or acabase that he/she/you finish/ended	that he/she/you finish/ended
nosotros	acabáramos or acabásemos that we finish/ended	that we finish/ended
vosotros	acabarais or acabaseis that you all finish/ended	that you all finish/ended
ellos/ustedes	acabaran or acabasen that they/you all finish/ended	that they/you all finish/ended

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he acabado I have finish/ended	I have finish/ended
tú	has acabado you have finish/ended	you have finish/ended
él/ella/usted	ha acabado he/she/you have finish/ended	he/she/you have finish/ended
nosotros	hemos acabado we have finish/ended	we have finish/ended
vosotros	habéis acabado you all have finish/ended	you all have finish/ended
ellos/ustedes	han acabado they/you all have finish/ended	they/you all have finish/ended

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había acabado I had finish/ended	I had finish/ended
tú	habías acabado you had finish/ended	you had finish/ended
él/ella/usted	había acabado he/she/you had finish/ended	he/she/you had finish/ended
nosotros	habíamos acabado we had finish/ended	we had finish/ended
vosotros	habíais acabado you all had finish/ended	you all had finish/ended
ellos/ustedes	habían acabado they/you all had finish/ended	they/you all had finish/ended

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube acabado I had finish/ended	I had finish/ended
tú	hubiste acabado you had finish/ended	you had finish/ended
él/ella/usted	hubo acabado he/she/you had finish/ended	he/she/you had finish/ended
nosotros	hubimos acabado we had finish/ended	we had finish/ended
vosotros	hubisteis acabado you all had finish/ended	you all had finish/ended
ellos/ustedes	hubieron acabado they/you all had finish/ended	they/you all had finish/ended

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré acabado I will have finish/ended	I will have finish/ended
tú	habrás acabado you will have finish/ended	you will have finish/ended
él/ella/usted	habrá acabado he/she/you will have finish/ended	he/she/you will have finish/ended
nosotros	habremos acabado we will have finish/ended	we will have finish/ended
vosotros	habréis acabado you all will have finish/ended	you all will have finish/ended
ellos/ustedes	habrán acabado they/you all will have finish/ended	they/you all will have finish/ended

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría acabado I would have finish/ended	I would have finish/ended
tú	habrías acabado you would have finish/ended	you would have finish/ended
él/ella/usted	habría acabado he/she/you would have finish/ended	he/she/you would have finish/ended
nosotros	habríamos acabado we would have finish/ended	we would have finish/ended
vosotros	habríais acabado you all would have finish/ended	you all would have finish/ended
ellos/ustedes	habrían acabado they/you all would have finish/ended	they/you all would have finish/ended

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya acabado that I have finish/ended	that I have finish/ended
tú	hayas acabado that you have finish/ended	that you have finish/ended
él/ella/usted	haya acabado that he/she/you have finish/ended	that he/she/you have finish/ended
nosotros	hayamos acabado that we have finish/ended	that we have finish/ended
vosotros	hayáis acabado that you all have finish/ended	that you all have finish/ended
ellos/ustedes	hayan acabado that they/you all have finish/ended	that they/you all have finish/ended

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera acabado that I had finish/ended	that I had finish/ended
tú	hubieras acabado that you had finish/ended	that you had finish/ended
él/ella/usted	hubiera acabado that he/she/you had finish/ended	that he/she/you had finish/ended
nosotros	hubiéramos acabado that we had finish/ended	that we had finish/ended
vosotros	hubierais acabado that you all had finish/ended	that you all had finish/ended
ellos/ustedes	hubieran acabado that they/you all had finish/ended	that they/you all had finish/ended

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	acaba	finish/end! (you)
usted	acabe	finish/end! (you formal)
nosotros	acabemos	let's finish/end!
vosotros	acabad	finish/end! (you all)
ustedes	acaben	finish/end! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no acabes	don't finish/end! (you)
usted	no acabe	don't finish/end! (you formal)
nosotros	no acabemos	let's not finish/end!
vosotros	no acabéis	don't finish/end! (you all)
ustedes	no acaben	don't finish/end! (you all)

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