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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

abrir

to open

  • #55 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: abrindo
  • Past participle: aberto

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I open
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you open
  3. nós we open
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all open

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I opened
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you opened
  3. nós we opened
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all opened

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to open
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to open
  3. nós we are going to open
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to open

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to open
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to open
  3. nós we used to open
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to open

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would open
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would open
  3. nós we would open
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would open

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I open
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you open
  3. nós (that) we open
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all open

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I opened
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you opened
  3. nós (if) we opened
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all opened

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I open
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you open
  3. nós (when) we open
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all open

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você open!
  2. vocês open! (all of you)

How to use abrir

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    A padaria abre às seis da manhã.

    The bakery opens at six in the morning.

  2. Past

    Eu abri a janela porque estava calor.

    I opened the window because it was hot.

  3. Future

    Eles vão abrir um restaurante no centro.

    They're going to open a restaurant downtown.

  4. Imperfect

    A loja abria aos domingos antigamente.

    The shop used to open on Sundays.

  5. Conditional

    Eu abriria uma conta nesse banco.

    I would open an account at this bank.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que o mercado abra cedo amanhã.

    I hope the market opens early tomorrow.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você abrisse a porta, o gato sairia.

    If you opened the door, the cat would get out.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando a farmácia abrir, eu compro o remédio.

    When the pharmacy opens, I'll buy the medicine.

  9. Imperative

    Abra a janela, por favor, está quente aqui.

    Open the window, please, it's hot in here.

Where you hear abrir

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • O banco abre às dez. The bank opens at ten.
  • Eu abri uma conta ontem. I opened an account yesterday.
  • Eu vou abrir a janela. I'm going to open the window.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • O café abre às sete. The cafe opens at seven.
  • Eu abri o presente. I opened the present.
  • Eu vou abrir a janela. I am going to open the window.
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At the Bank

Beginner Level 2 · abrir · você abriu

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Merry Christmas

Beginner Level 3 · Abre!

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I Want You to Apply

Intermediate Level 1 · que você abra

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It Had Been Months Since I'd Heard That Accent

Intermediate Level 3 · abri

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Whether It's a Boy or a Girl

Intermediate Level 3 · abro

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