acabar de / volver a + infinitive
just did / do again
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just did / do again
acabar de + infinitive means just did: Acabo de llegar. volver a + infinitive means do again: Volvió a llamar.
Examples in context
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Just completed action
Use present tense of acabar + de.
Acabo de comer con mis amigos.
I just ate with my friends.
Repeating an action
Use conjugated volver + a + infinitive.
Volvió a llover por la tarde.
It rained again in the afternoon.
Common mix-ups
You must include the preposition 'a' between 'volver' and the infinitive.
I have eaten pizza again.
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We have just called. Use acabar de.
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Acabamos de llamar.
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