Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acabo | |
| tú | acabas | |
| él / ella / usted | acaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | acabamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | acabáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | acaban |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acabé | |
| tú | acabaste | |
| él / ella / usted | acabó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | acabamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | acabasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | acabaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acababa | |
| tú | acababas | |
| él / ella / usted | acababa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | acabábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | acababais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | acababan |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acabaré | |
| tú | acabarás | |
| él / ella / usted | acabará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | acabaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | acabaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | acabarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acabaría | |
| tú | acabarías | |
| él / ella / usted | acabaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | acabaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | acabaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | acabarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acabe | |
| tú | acabes | |
| él / ella / usted | acabe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | acabemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | acabéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | acaben |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to finish; to end
- to end up (eventually doing)
- to have just; just (indicates recency)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations