acabar Future Conjugation
acabar — to finish
The future tense is regular: acabaré, acabarás, acabará, acabaremos, acabaréis, acabarán.
acabar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to talk about things that will be finished later or to express probability about the present (e.g., 'He must be finishing now').
Notes on acabar in the Future
Acabar is regular. The endings are attached directly to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Acabaré el curso el próximo mes.
I will finish the course next month.
yo
Mañana acabaremos de pintar la casa.
Tomorrow we will finish painting the house.
nosotros
Ellos acabarán el trabajo pronto.
They will finish the work soon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding endings to the stem 'acab-' instead of the infinitive 'acabar-'.
Correct: acabaré
Why: In the future tense, endings are added to the whole infinitive, not just the stem.
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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.
Conditional
yo: acabaría
The conditional is regular: acabaría, acabarías, acabaría, acabaríamos, acabaríais, acabarían.
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.