Hello,
It says verbal structure. Does this mean that this is only used in spoken Spanish?
Also, I thought that we used the present perfect for actions that have just happened?
Acabar de + [infinitive] vs Present Perfect
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David C.Kwiziq community member
Acabar de + [infinitive] vs Present Perfect
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Acabar de + [infinitive] = to have just done / just did something in Spanish (perífrasis verbal)"
Asked 3 years ago
1] written and spoken verbal structure
2] this structure is specifically used for something that has just happened i.e to express an immediate action. For example - I have just answered your questions!
Alan G. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
"Verbal" doesn't mean "spoken" in this context, it means that it contains a verb.
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq
Hola David
With "verbal" here we refer to its grammatical meaning "containing a verb" (verbal structure = a structure containing a verb).
When we use this structure "acabar de + infinitive", in Spanish we don't use the perfect tense.
Saludos
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