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Today, we are going to learn how to useΒ acabar deΒ in Portuguese (have just).
We useΒ acabar deΒ in Portuguese to talk about something that we finished moments or a short time ago. In Portuguese, it’s possible to useΒ acabar deΒ at presente do indicativo (simple present) and pretΓ©rito perfeito (simple past), with no influence of the tense in the meaning.
Conjugation of Acabar de in Portuguese
The structure of the expressionΒ acabar de in PortugueseΒ is always followed by a verb in the infinitive form. Let’s see some examplesΒ usingΒ acabar de:
Examples
Eu acabo de terminar meu trabalho de casa.
IΒ have justΒ finished my homework.
VocΓͺ acabou de chegar e jΓ‘ quer ir embora?
You haveΒ just arrivedΒ and you are leaving already?
Ele acaba de telefonar para o irmΓ£o dele.
HeΒ has just called his brother.
Ela acabou de ler um livro maravilhoso do Luis Fernando VerΓssimo.
She hasΒ just readΒ a book from LuΓs Fernando VerΓssimo.
NΓ³s acabamos de beber um vinho muito bom.
WeΒ have justΒ drunk a very nice wine.
VocΓͺs acabaram de beber uma caipirinha.
YouΒ have justΒ drunk a caipirinha.
Eles acabaram de chegar da praia.
TheyΒ have justΒ arrived from the beach.
Elas acabaram de chegar do shopping.
TheyΒ have justΒ arrived from the mall.
Now it’s your turn!
Complete the sentences with Acabar de in Portuguese (use the present or past tense):
- (quebrar) Estou triste, porque _______________ a taΓ§a de vinho.
- (contratar) O aluno ________________ Β mais aulas de portuguΓͺs.
- (beber) Hiro _____________ saquΓͺ.
- (sair) Vera, o MoisΓ©s estΓ‘ em casa? NΓ£o, ele _____________
- (comer) Albert _____________ uma feijoada deliciosa.
- (ler) NΓ³s ____________ o artigo.
- (limpar) Elas ______________ a casa.
- (visitar) Eles _____________ o amigo no hospital.
- (comprar) Eu _____________ um computador novo.
- (aprender) NΓ³s ______________ algo novo em com as Dicas da Rio & Learn.
Γ isso, galera! JΓ‘ sabemΒ como utilizar acabar de em PortuguΓͺs?
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Preposition DE in Portuguese
Verbs ending in -ar in Present
Verbs ending in -AR in the past
Used to in Portuguese
Imperfect of IR in Portuguese
Answers
- Acabo de / Acabei de quebrar
- Acabo de / Acabei de contratar
- Acabo de / Acabei de beber
- Acabo de / Acabei de sair
- Acabo de / Acabei de comer
- Acabo de / Acabei de ler
- Acabo de / Acabei de limpar
- Acabo de / Acabei de visitar
- Acabo de / Acabei de comprar
- Acabo de / Acabei de aprender