
acabar Conditional Conjugation
acabar — to finish
The conditional is regular: acabaría, acabarías, acabaría, acabaríamos, acabaríais, acabarían.
acabar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would finish' something under certain conditions or to make polite inquiries.
Notes on acabar in the Conditional
Acabar is regular. Like the future, endings are added to the full infinitive 'acabar'.
Example Sentences
Yo acabaría el libro si tuviera tiempo.
I would finish the book if I had time.
yo
¿Acabarías esto por mí?
Would you finish this for me?
tú
Dijeron que acabarían pronto.
They said they would finish soon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'í' in any of the endings.
Correct: acabaría
Why: All conditional endings for all verbs require an accent on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: acabo
The present tense of acabar is regular: acabo, acabas, acaba, acabamos, acabáis, acaban.
Preterite
yo: acabé
The preterite of acabar is regular: acabé, acabaste, acabó, acabamos, acabasteis, acabaron.
Imperfect
yo: acababa
Acabar in the imperfect is regular: acababa, acababas, acababa, acabábamos, acababais, acababan.
Future
yo: acabaré
The future tense is regular: acabaré, acabarás, acabará, acabaremos, acabaréis, acabarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: acabe
The present subjunctive of acabar follows the -ar pattern: acabe, acabes, acabe, acabemos, acabéis, acaben.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: acabara
The imperfect subjunctive of acabar uses the -ra endings: acabara, acabaras, acabara, acabáramos, acabarais, acabaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: acaba
The affirmative imperative forms are: acaba (tú), acabe (usted), acabemos (nosotros), acabad (vosotros), acaben (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no acabes
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no acabes, no acabe, no acabemos, no acabéis, no acaben.