Conjugation of acabar in Spanish
acabarto finish; to endregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acabo | |
| tú | acabas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | acaba | |
| nosotros | acabamos | |
| vosotros | acabáis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acaban |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- vosotros
acabasacabáisUsing the tú form 'acabas' instead of the vosotros form 'acabáis' (accent on í).
Pretérito Indefinidosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acabé | |
| tú | acabaste | |
| él/ella/Ud. | acabó | |
| nosotros | acabamos | |
| vosotros | acabasteis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acabaron |
Common mistakes in the Pretérito Indefinido
- yo
acabeacabéMissing accent: the first person preterite is 'acabé'. 'acabe' is the present subjunctive form. - nosotros
acabámosacabamosNo accent in the preterite nosotros: it's 'acabamos' (identical to the present).
Pretérito Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acababa | |
| tú | acababas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | acababa | |
| nosotros | acabábamos | |
| vosotros | acababais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acababan |
Futuro Simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acabaré | |
| tú | acabarás | |
| él/ella/Ud. | acabará | |
| nosotros | acabaremos | |
| vosotros | acabaréis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acabarán |
Condicional Simpleconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acabaría | |
| tú | acabarías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | acabaría | |
| nosotros | acabaríamos | |
| vosotros | acabaríais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acabarían |
Subjuntivo Presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acabe | |
| tú | acabes | |
| él/ella/Ud. | acabe | |
| nosotros | acabemos | |
| vosotros | acabéis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acaben |
Subjuntivo Imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acabara | |
| tú | acabaras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | acabara | |
| nosotros | acabáramos | |
| vosotros | acabarais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acabaran |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Imperfecto
- nosotros
acabaramosacabáramosThe correct form is 'acabáramos' with an accent on the first 'a'.
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | acaba | |
| él/ella/Ud. | acabe | |
| nosotros | acabemos | |
| vosotros | acabad | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acaben |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- tú
acabesacaba'Acabes' is the negative tú command or subjunctive; the affirmative tú imperative is 'acaba'.
Gerundio
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acabando | |
| tú | acabando | |
| él/ella/Ud. | acabando | |
| nosotros | acabando | |
| vosotros | acabando | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acabando |
Participio Pasadopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acabado | |
| tú | acabado | |
| él/ella/Ud. | acabado | |
| nosotros | acabado | |
| vosotros | acabado | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acabado |
acabar — frequently asked questions
Is acabar a regular verb?
Yes — acabar is a regular Spanish verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does acabar mean?
acabar is a Spanish verb meaning "to finish; to end".