To have just - acabar de  


Use of acabar de

The verb acabar (conjugation) means "to finish" or "to end".






yo
				 acabo

				(I finish)
			



tú
				 acabas

				(you finish)
			



Ud/él/ella
				 acaba

				(you/he/she finishes)
			



nosotros (as)
				 acabamos

				(we finish)
			



vosotros (as)
				 acabáis

				(you guys finish)
			



Uds/ellos/ellas
				 acaban

				(you all/they finish)
			





An essential Spanish expression is  acabar de, which  means "to have just". 


 Acabo de regresar de vacaciones. 

I've just returned from holiday (vacation).


 Acabo de ver a Juan.

I've just seen Juan.


 Acabo de pasar una dura jornada.

I've just had a trying day.


 Acabas de invitar a Pablo a cenar.

You have just invited Pablo to have dinner.


 Ejecute el programa que acaba de descargar.

Execute the program you just downloaded.









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Conjugated Verb:
  bastar - to be enough, to be sufficient, to suffice
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