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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

acabar

to end, to finish

  • #35 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: acabando
  • Past participle: acabado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I end
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you end
  3. nós we end
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all end

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I ended
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you ended
  3. nós we ended
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all ended

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to end
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to end
  3. nós we are going to end
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to end

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to end
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to end
  3. nós we used to end
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to end

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would end
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would end
  3. nós we would end
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would end

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I end
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you end
  3. nós (that) we end
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all end

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I ended
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you ended
  3. nós (if) we ended
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all ended

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I end
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you end
  3. nós (when) we end
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all end

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você end!
  2. vocês end! (all of you)

How to use acabar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    A aula acaba às dez da noite.

    Class ends at ten at night.

  2. Past

    Eu acabei de chegar do trabalho.

    I just got home from work.

  3. Future

    O filme vai acabar daqui a pouco.

    The movie is going to end soon.

  4. Imperfect

    O show acabava sempre depois da meia-noite.

    The show always ended after midnight.

  5. Conditional

    Sem a sua ajuda, eu não acabaria hoje.

    Without your help, I wouldn't finish today.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Vamos sair antes que a festa acabe.

    Let's leave before the party ends.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se o jogo acabasse mais cedo, a gente jantaria fora.

    If the game ended earlier, we'd eat out.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando acabar a reunião, me liga.

    When the meeting is over, call me.

  9. Imperative

    Acabe a sopa antes que esfrie.

    Finish your soup before it gets cold.

Good to know

  • "Acabar de" with a verb is to have just done it: acabei de chegar.
  • "Acabou" is "it's over" or "there's none left": acabou o café.

Where you hear acabar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • O jogo acaba às dez. The game ends at ten.
  • O filme acabou. The film is over.
  • A festa vai acabar tarde. The party is going to end late.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • O filme acaba às dez. The film ends at ten.
  • Eu acabei de chegar. I've just arrived.
  • A reunião vai acabar tarde. The meeting is going to end late.
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Who's Going to Win?

Beginner Level 1 · Acabou.

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The Neighbour Upstairs

Beginner Level 2 · eu acabei de

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How Do You Feel?

Beginner Level 2 · acaba

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Looking Back

Beginner Level 3 · acabando

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By the Wedding, We'll Have Become One Family

Intermediate Level 2 · ele acabou de

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May There Never Be a Lack of Love

Intermediate Level 2 · acabe

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She's Just Been Born

Intermediate Level 3 · acabou de · acabei de

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