Use this construction to say that an action has just happened.
The idea
Conjugate acabar in the present, then add de and an infinitive: acaba de salir means that someone has just left.
Examples
- Acabo de abrir la ventana.I have just opened the window.
- ¿Acabas de llegar a casa?Have you just arrived home?
- La tienda acaba de cerrar.The shop has just closed.
- Acabamos de terminar el informe.We have just finished the report.
- Ellos acaban de salir del edificio.They have just left the building.
- El autobús acaba de llegar.The bus has just arrived.
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The second verb remains an infinitive; acabar de describes recent completion, not a future plan.
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Choose the form for I. Yo ___ de abrir la ventana. (acabo / acaban)
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acabo
Acabo matches the speaker and signals recent completion.
Choose the infinitive. El autobús acaba de ___. (llegar / llega)
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llegar
Llegar remains an infinitive after de.
Choose the form for they. Ellos ___ de salir. (acaban / acabas)
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acaban
Acaban matches the plural subject.
Practice round
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Choose the form for I. Yo ___ de abrir la ventana. (acabo / acaban)
Choose the infinitive. El autobús acaba de ___. (llegar / llega)
Choose the form for they. Ellos ___ de salir. (acaban / acabas)
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