Acabar (to finish) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

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

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

Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

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

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Conjugation of to finish in Pretérito imperfecto

yo acababa I was finishing
tú acababas you were finishing
él/ella acababa he/she was finishing
nosotros/nosotras acabábamos we finished
vosotros/vosotras acababais you (plural) were finishing
ellos/ellas acababan they finished

Example phrases

Yo acababa de plantar un girasol en el campo. I had just finished planting a sunflower in the field.
Tú acababas de visitar la oficina de turismo y comprabas un billete. You had just finished visiting the tourist office and were buying a ticket.
Él acababa de subir la montaña y se relajaba. He had just finished climbing the mountain and was relaxing.
Nosotros acabábamos de caminar por el bosque y admirábamos la naturaleza. We had just finished walking through the forest and were admiring nature.
Vosotros acababais de hacer la maleta y la maleta estaba lista para el viaje. You finished packing the suitcase, and the suitcase was ready for the trip.
Ellos acababan de salvar la vaca y la oveja de la colina. They were just finishing saving the cow and the sheep from the hill.

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 imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Vosotros ... de hacer la maleta y la maleta estaba lista para el viaje.

Vosotros acababais de hacer la maleta y la maleta estaba lista para el viaje.

(You finished packing the suitcase, and the suitcase was ready for the trip.)

2. Nosotros ... de caminar por el bosque y admirábamos la naturaleza.

Nosotros acabábamos de caminar por el bosque y admirábamos la naturaleza.

(We had just finished walking through the forest and were admiring nature.)

3. Él ... de subir la montaña y se relajaba.

Él acababa de subir la montaña y se relajaba.

(He had just finished climbing the mountain and was relaxing.)

4. Tú ... de visitar la oficina de turismo y comprabas un billete.

Tú acababas de visitar la oficina de turismo y comprabas un billete.

(You had just finished visiting the tourist office and were buying a ticket.)

5. Ellos ... de salvar la vaca y la oveja de la colina.

Ellos acababan de salvar la vaca y la oveja de la colina.

(They were just finishing saving the cow and the sheep from the hill.)

6. Yo ... de plantar un girasol en el campo.

Yo acababa de plantar un girasol en el campo.

(I had just finished planting a sunflower in the field.)