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Learn Spanish (Spain): acabar - to finish or to have just + infinitive

Spanish (Spain)
/The recent past (acabar de)
/acabar

acabar

Word

acabar

Meaning

to finish (or to have just + infinitive)

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Spanish (Spain)

Lesson

The recent past (acabar de)

Usages of acabar

El gobierno acaba de anunciar el plan.

The government has just announced the plan.

La huelga del transporte acaba de empezar.

The transport strike has just started.

Los periodistas acaban de llegar al centro.

The journalists have just arrived downtown.

La prensa acaba de publicar la noticia.

The press has just published the news.

El director acaba de dimitir por el problema.

The director has just resigned because of the problem.

La periodista acaba de leer el comunicado.

The journalist has just read the statement.

¿Qué acaba de anunciar el gobierno?

What has the government just announced?

Acaba de ocurrir un accidente grave en la avenida.

A serious accident has just happened on the avenue.

Las médicas acaban de publicar un comunicado.

The doctors have just published a statement.

Acabo de ver el accidente en la televisión.

I have just seen the accident on television.

La jefa acaba de dimitir. ¿Qué piensas?

The boss has just resigned. What do you think?

¿Por qué acaba de salir la prensa?

Why has the press just left?

Anúncialo a la prensa: la huelga acaba de terminar.

Announce it to the press: the strike has just finished.

Acaban de enviar el comunicado.

They have just sent the statement.

Una vecina mía acaba de construir la valla.

A neighbor of mine has just built the fence.

El jefe acaba de enviar un correo sobre el retraso.

The boss has just sent an email about the delay.

La directora acaba de cancelar el concierto por la tormenta.

The director has just canceled the concert because of the storm.

La cineasta acaba de llegar a la ceremonia.

The filmmaker just arrived at the ceremony.

Acabamos de ver la gala en la televisión.

We just watched the gala on television.

Acaban de limpiar el vagón para el viaje largo.

They have just cleaned the carriage for the long trip.

El tren acaba de llegar a la vía dos.

The train has just arrived at track two.

Acabo de llamarlo para que se cuide.

I have just called him so that he takes care of himself.

Mi madre acaba de llorar en la despedida.

My mother has just cried at the farewell.

Acaban de decir mi nombre por el altavoz.

They have just said my name over the loudspeaker.

Acabamos de celebrar un reencuentro feliz en la estación.

We have just celebrated a happy reunion at the station.

Ella acaba de ligar con otro chico.

She has just flirted with another boy.

Para mañana, el gerente habrá acabado la planificación de la nueva etapa.

By tomorrow, the manager will have finished the planning of the new stage.

La redactora acaba de terminar el reportaje.

The editor has just finished the article.

El operador acaba de coger el teléfono.

The operator has just answered the phone.

No leen la reclamación que acabo de enviar.

They do not read the claim that I have just sent.

Se me ha acabado el gel.

I've run out of shower gel.

Por cierto, acabo de coincidir con la gerente.

By the way, I just ran into the manager.

Por cierto, acaban de coincidir en el ascensor.

By the way, they just ran into each other in the elevator.

A propósito, acaban de intercambiar ideas para la colaboración.

Speaking of which, they just exchanged ideas for the collaboration.

Hablando del proyecto, ¿acaban de ampliar el presupuesto?

Speaking of the project, did they just expand the budget?

El trípode, lo acabo de montar.

The tripod, I've just set it up.

Esta lente, la acaba de comprar el fotógrafo.

This lens, the photographer has just bought it.

El encuadre, lo acaba de revisar la jefa.

The framing, the boss has just checked it.

Acabo de enfocar el paisaje.

I've just focused on the landscape.

Se nos ha acabado la leche.

We have run out of milk.

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