Sentence examples of "acabar" in Spanish

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Tenía que acabar el trabajo ayer. I was to have finished the work yesterday.
Ya no puedo discutir, ¡esto tiene que acabar! I can't argue anymore, this has to stop!
Tenemos que acabar con los malos hábitos lo más pronto posible. We must put an end to a bad habit as soon as possible.
Tardé tres horas en acabar los deberes. It took me three hours to finish my homework.
Tom no tuvo tiempo para acabar el informe. Tom didn't have time to finish his report.
Será fácil acabar este trabajo antes del martes. Finishing the job by Tuesday will be a piece of cake.
Tengo que acabar los deberes antes de cenar. I must finish my homework before dinner.
Me resulta imposible acabar el trabajo en una hora. It is impossible for me to finish the work in an hour.
Tom no puede acabar este trabajo en un día. Tom can't finish this job in a day.
Tengo que acabar un par de cosas antes de irme. I have to finish up some things before I go.
Después de acabar los deberes, se fue a dar un paseo. After he had finished his homework, he went out for a walk.
Tom encontró difícil acabar todo el trabajo en tan sólo un día. Tom found it difficult to finish all the work in just one day.
Me he acabado el libro. I've finished reading the book.
Espero que acabe de llover. I hope it stops raining.
Algunos científicos predicen que las reservas mundiales de petróleo se acabarán dentro de un siglo. Some scientists predict that the world oil reserves will be used up within a century.
Cuanto antes empecemos, antes acabaremos. The sooner we start, the sooner we'll finish.
Acaba de dejar de llover, así que vámonos. The rain just stopped, so let's leave.
Acabo de terminar de comer. I've just finished lunch.
La lluvia acaba de parar, así que vámonos. The rain just stopped, so let's leave.
Acabo de terminarme el libro. I have just finished reading the book.
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