Recent Past Condition

Acabar de + infinitive

“Acabar” in the present and imperfect tenses Acabar – to complete Acabo Acabamos Acabas Acaba Acaban

Acabar – to complete Acababa Acabábamos Acababas Acababa Acababan

Recent Past Condition

The recent past condition is used to describe something that just happened.

It is expressed by combing a present or imperfect form of the verb acabar (to complete) with the preposition de and the infinitive of the action verb.

Recent Past Condition Example: I have just finished my

homework. I have just finished – Acabo de terminar my homework. – mi tarea. Acabo de terminar mi tarea.

Example: I had just eaten when he called. I had just eaten – Acababa de comer when he called. – cuando llamó. Acababa de comer cuando llamó.

1. I have just given the test.

2. You (familiar) have just been to the beach.

3. He has just stopped the car.

4. We have just gone to the house.

5. They have just read to the children.

Recent Past Exercises

6. I had just served the food.

7. You (familiar) had just laughed.

8. She had just heard the news.

9. We had just gone to the store.

10. They had just told the teacher.

Recent Past Exercises