Acabar (to finish) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

Acabar (to finish) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Acabar - Conjugation of to finish in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the anterior preterite, indicative tense (Pretérito anterior, indicativo).

Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Acabar (to finish) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

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Conjugation of to finish in Pretérito anterior

yo hube acabado I had finished
tú hubiste acabado you had finished
él/ella hubo acabado he had finished
nosotros/nosotras hubimos acabado we had finished
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis acabado You had finished
ellos/ellas hubieron acabado they had finished

Example phrases

Cuando hube acabado de hacer la maleta, descansé. When I had finished packing the suitcase, I rested.
Cuando hubiste acabado de visitar el bosque, fuiste al hostal. When you had finished visiting the forest, you went to the hostel.
Cuando hubo acabado de admirar el roble, se tomó una foto. When he had finished admiring the oak tree, he took a photo.
Cuando hubimos acabado de plantar el girasol, nos pusimos cómodos. When we had finished planting the sunflower, we made ourselves comfortable.
Cuando hubisteis acabado de comprar un billete, fuisteis al aeropuerto. When you had finished buying a ticket, you went to the airport.
Cuando hubieron acabado de describir la cascada, se relajaron. They had finished describing the waterfall, then they relaxed.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - acabar (to finish)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Acabar (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Cuando ... de describir la cascada, se relajaron.

Cuando hubieron acabado de describir la cascada, se relajaron.

(They had finished describing the waterfall, then they relaxed.)

2. Cuando ... de visitar el bosque, fuiste al hostal.

Cuando hubiste acabado de visitar el bosque, fuiste al hostal.

(When you had finished visiting the forest, you went to the hostel.)

3. Cuando ... de hacer la maleta, descansé.

Cuando hube acabado de hacer la maleta, descansé.

(When I had finished packing the suitcase, I rested.)

4. Cuando ... de admirar el roble, se tomó una foto.

Cuando hubo acabado de admirar el roble, se tomó una foto.

(When he had finished admiring the oak tree, he took a photo.)

5. Cuando ... de plantar el girasol, nos pusimos cómodos.

Cuando hubimos acabado de plantar el girasol, nos pusimos cómodos.

(When we had finished planting the sunflower, we made ourselves comfortable.)

6. Cuando ... de comprar un billete, fuisteis al aeropuerto.

Cuando hubisteis acabado de comprar un billete, fuisteis al aeropuerto.

(When you had finished buying a ticket, you went to the airport.)