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Acabar (to finish) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative) - Spanish

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

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

Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)

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

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Conjugation of to finish in Pretérito indefinido

  • yo acabé I finished
  • tú acabaste You finished
  • él/ella acabó he/she finished
  • nosotros/nosotras acabamos We finished
  • vosotros/vosotras acabasteis You (plural) finished
  • ellos/ellas acabaron they finished

Example phrases

  • Acabé de subir la colina. I finished climbing the hill.
  • Acabaste de salvar a la oveja. You finished saving the sheep.
  • Él acabó de respirar aire puro. He finished breathing fresh air.
  • Acabamos de plantar un girasol. We just finished planting a sunflower.
  • Acabasteis de pisar la playa. You (plural) just finished walking on the beach.
  • Acabaron de mostrar la naturaleza. They finished showing the nature.

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 indefinido, indicativo)

1. ... de subir la colina.

Acabé de subir la colina.
(I finished climbing the hill.)

2. ... de mostrar la naturaleza.

Acabaron de mostrar la naturaleza.
(They finished showing the nature.)

3. Él ... de respirar aire puro.

Él acabó de respirar aire puro.
(He finished breathing fresh air.)

4. ... de pisar la playa.

Acabasteis de pisar la playa.
(You (plural) just finished walking on the beach.)

5. ... de plantar un girasol.

Acabamos de plantar un girasol.
(We just finished planting a sunflower.)

6. ... de salvar a la oveja.

Acabaste de salvar a la oveja.
(You finished saving the sheep.)