Learn how to say to finish doing something in Spanish
To express in Spanish "to finish doing something" as opposed to "to start doing something" we use this structure:
Terminar + de + infinitive
Here are some examples:
Hoy termino de trabajar un poco antes.Today I'll finish working a bit earlier. [lit: I finish working]
The verb "acabar" is occasionally used as a synonym for "terminar" in this context, but the latter is a lot more common.
"He acabado de limpiar el piso a las 10 de la noche." (less common)
"He terminado de limpiar el piso a las 10 de la noche." (more common)
(I finished cleaning the flat at 10 PM.)
Be careful not to confuse this with acabar to express "to have just done something". See this lesson to revise this:
Acabar de + [infinitive] = to have just done / just did something in Spanish (perífrasis verbal)
Also, don't confuse this other structure using acabar/terminar to express "to end up doing something".
See also Empezar/comenzar a = to begin/start doing something (perífrasis verbal)
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