Breakdown of Acabamos de revisar el número de la tarjeta.
revisar
to check
acabar de
to have just
el número de la tarjeta
the card number
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Questions & Answers about Acabamos de revisar el número de la tarjeta.
What does acabamos de + infinitive mean here?
This is a very common Spanish structure meaning have just done or just did something.
So:
- acabamos de revisar = we have just checked/reviewed
Literally, acabar means to finish, but in the pattern acabar de + infinitive, it usually means to have just done something.
Examples:
- Acabo de llegar. = I’ve just arrived.
- Acaban de llamar. = They’ve just called.
In your sentence, Acabamos de revisar el número de la tarjeta means We’ve just checked the card number.
Why is it acabamos, and not acabar or acabado?
Acabamos is the present tense, first person plural form of acabar:
Because the sentence means we have just..., Spanish uses acabamos de + infinitive.
So:
- acabamos = we just / we have just
- de revisar = to check / checking
You do not use acabado here, because that would be a past participle, and this structure requires a conjugated form of acabar plus de plus an infinitive.
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