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>>Verbs > Acabar de

This is a construction you will use in Portuguese when you want to express the idea of having just done something. In other words, you use it to say that an action has been completed in the very recent past.

The verb acabar means to finish/complete, and it is a regular verb. The construction acabar de literally means to finish from, and it is always followed by an infinitive. Here are a few examples:

Acabamos de entrar We just came in (actually just entered)
Acabam de partir They just left
Acabo de fazer I just did (it)