The recent past (acabar de)

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serious
grave
to have just
acabar de
to happen
ocurrir
A serious accident has just happened on the highway.
Un accidente grave acaba de ocurrir en la carretera.
the fire
el incendio
The fire in the forest is very serious.
El incendio en el bosque es muy grave.
to rescue
rescatar
The police have just rescued the family.
La policía acaba de rescatar a la familia.
the president
el presidente
to announce
anunciar
The president has just announced the plan.
El presidente acaba de anunciar el plan.
the press
la prensa
to report
informar
The press reports that the suspect has just escaped.
La prensa informa que el sospechoso acaba de escapar.
What has just happened? The press knows nothing.
¿Qué acaba de ocurrir? La prensa no sabe nada.
They have just reported it to me.
Ellos me lo acaban de informar.
The boss has just announced it to us.
El jefe nos lo acaba de anunciar.
He is happy because they have just rescued the cats from the fire.
Él está feliz porque acaban de rescatar a los gatos del incendio.
the agreement
el acuerdo
The leader says that the mistake in the agreement is serious.
El líder dice que el error en el acuerdo es grave.
Why have they just announced that terrible news?
¿Por qué acaban de anunciar esa noticia terrible?
The guard reports that an accident has just happened in the bank.
El guardia informa que acaba de ocurrir un accidente en el banco.
Did you just sign the agreement?
¿Acabas de firmar el acuerdo?
The president says that everything is fine.
El presidente dice que todo está bien.
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