
acabar Negative Imperative Conjugation
acabar — to finish
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no acabes, no acabe, no acabemos, no acabéis, no acaben.
acabar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to finish something yet.
Notes on acabar in the Negative Imperative
Acabar is regular. Negative commands are identical to the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No acabes la leche, por favor.
Don't finish the milk, please.
tú
No acaben el examen todavía.
Don't finish the exam yet.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
No acabemos la reunión ahora.
Let's not finish the meeting now.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative form 'acaba' for a negative command: 'no acaba'.
Correct: no acabes
Why: Negative 'tú' commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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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.
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).