Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I open
- tú you open
- usted, él, ella he/she opens
- nosotros we open
- vosotros Spain you all open
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they open
SPANISH VERB
abrir
to open
- #62 most used
- Irregular -ir verb
- Gerund: abriendo
- Past participle: abierto
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I opened
- tú you opened
- usted, él, ella he/she opened
- nosotros we opened
- vosotros Spain you all opened
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they opened
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to open
- tú you used to open
- usted, él, ella he/she used to open
- nosotros we used to open
- vosotros Spain you all used to open
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to open
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will open
- tú you will open
- usted, él, ella he/she will open
- nosotros we will open
- vosotros Spain you all will open
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will open
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would open
- tú you would open
- usted, él, ella he/she would open
- nosotros we would open
- vosotros Spain you all would open
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would open
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I open
- tú (that) you open
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she open
- nosotros (that) we open
- vosotros Spain (that) you all open
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they open
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I opened
- tú (if) you opened
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she opened
- nosotros (if) we opened
- vosotros Spain (if) you all opened
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they opened
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú open!
- usted open! (formal)
- nosotros open! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain open! (all of you)
- ustedes open! (all of you)
How to use abrir
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
¿A qué hora abren el mercado los domingos?
What time does the market open on Sundays?
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Past
Abrí el regalo antes de tiempo, perdón.
I opened the present early, sorry.
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Imperfect
Mi papá abría la tienda a las siete.
My dad used to open the shop at seven.
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Future
Abrirán un café nuevo en la esquina.
They'll open a new café on the corner.
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Conditional
Yo abriría la ventana, hace mucho calor.
I would open the window, it's very hot.
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Present subjunctive
Ojalá que abran la alberca este fin de semana.
I hope they open the pool this weekend.
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Past subjunctive
Si abrieras tu propio negocio, ¿qué venderías?
If you opened your own business, what would you sell?
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Imperative
Abra la boca, por favor, voy a revisar.
Open your mouth, please, I'm going to check.
Where you hear abrir
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- Abrimos los regalos a la medianoche. We open the presents at midnight.
- Abrí el regalo de Doña Rosa. I opened Rosa's present.
- Voy a abrir la ventana. I'm going to open the window.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- La clínica abre a las ocho. The clinic opens at eight.
- Abrí la ventana. I opened the window.
- Voy a abrir las ventanas. I'm going to open the windows.
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You Have to Lie Diagonally
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Beginner Level 3 · abrir
Plans for Christmas
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Beginner Level 3 · abren · los abrimos
Christmas Eve
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Beginner Level 3 · abrirlo · Ábrelo.
The First Day
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Intermediate Level 1 · que abra
Moving Day
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Intermediate Level 1 · abre · abro
The Neighbours
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Intermediate Level 1 · abrió
Telling the Story
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Intermediate Level 2 · había abierto
Don't Touch Anything
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Advanced Level 1 · abrid
If We Won
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Advanced Level 1 · abrirías
A Year Already
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Fluency Level 2 · ábrelo
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The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.