Acabar conditional conjugation
Acabar in the conditional: acabaría, acabarías, acabaría, acabaríamos, acabaríais, acabarían.
- to finish; to end; to have just (done)
- regular
- Participle: acabado
- Gerund: acabando
Conditional condicional
| yo | acabaría |
|---|---|
| tú | acabarías |
| él/ella/usted | acabaría |
| nosotros | acabaríamos |
| vosotros | acabaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | acabarían |
How to use acabar in the conditional
The conditional is regular: acabaría, acabarías, acabaríamos, acabarían. It often means 'would end up', followed by a gerund: así acabaríamos peleando. It is also used for hypotheticals (con ayuda acabaría antes) and reported speech: dijo que acabaría hoy. With acabar con, it describes what someone would get rid of if they could. There are no stem or spelling changes in this tense.
Examples
Con un ayudante, acabaría en la mitad del tiempo.
With an assistant, I'd finish in half the time.
Dijo que acabaría el informe antes de las cinco.
She said she'd finish the report before five.
Si no habláramos claro, acabaríamos peleando.
If we didn't speak plainly, we'd end up fighting.
Quick check: acabar in the conditional
More acabar tenses
- All acabar tenses
- Acabar present
- Acabar preterite
- Acabar imperfect
- Acabar future
- Acabar present subjunctive
- Acabar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the conditional
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