How to conjugate Abrir in Spanish
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Abrir
- Abrir in the Indicative Present
- Abrir in the Indicative Preterite
- Abrir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Abrir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Abrir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Abrir in the Indicative Future
- Abrir in the Indicative Conditional
- Abrir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Abrir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Abrir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Abrir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Abrir
- Imperative tenses of Abrir
- Example sentences and usage
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Abrir conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Abrir is the Spanish verb for "to open". It is an irregular verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | abrir | to open |
Past participle | abierto | opened |
Gerund | abriendo | opening |
Indicative Tenses of Abrir
Abrir in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of abrir is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "abro la puerta", meaning "I open the door".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | abro | I open |
Tú | abres | you open |
Ella / Él / Usted | abre | s/he opens, you (formal) open |
Nosotras / Nosotros | abrimos | we open |
Vosotras / Vosotros | abrís | you (plural) open |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | abren | they open, you (plural formal) open |
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Abrir in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of abrir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "abrí la puerta", meaning "I opened the door".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | abrí | I opened |
Tú | abriste | you opened |
Ella / Él / Usted | abrió | s/he opened, you (formal) opened |
Nosotras / Nosotros | abrimos | we opened |
Vosotras / Vosotros | abristeis | you (plural) opened |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | abrieron | they opened, you (plural formal) opened |
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Abrir in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of abrir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "abría la puerta", meaning "I used to open the door".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | abría | I used to open |
Tú | abrías | you used to open |
Ella / Él / Usted | abría | s/he used to open, you (formal) used to open |
Nosotras / Nosotros | abríamos | we used to open |
Vosotras / Vosotros | abríais | you (plural) used to open |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | abrían | they used to open, you (plural formal) used to open |
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Abrir in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of abrir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy abriendo la puerta", meaning "I am opening the door".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy abriendo | I am opening |
Tú | estás abriendo | you are opening |
Ella / Él / Usted | está abriendo | s/he is opening, you (formal) are opening |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos abriendo | we are opening |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis abriendo | you (plural) are opening |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están abriendo | they are opening, you (plural formal) are opening |
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Abrir in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of abrir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a abrir la puerta", meaning "I am going to open the door".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a abrir | I am going to open |
Tú | vas a abrir | you are going to open |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a abrir | s/he is going to open, you (formal) are going to open |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a abrir | we are going to open |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a abrir | you (plural) are going to open |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a abrir | they are going to open, you (plural formal) are going to open |
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Abrir in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of abrir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "abriré la puerta", meaning "I will open the door".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | abriré | I will open |
Tú | abrirás | you will open |
Ella / Él / Usted | abrirá | s/he will open, you (formal) will open |
Nosotras / Nosotros | abriremos | we will open |
Vosotras / Vosotros | abriréis | you (plural) will open |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | abrirán | they will open, you (plural formal) will open |
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Abrir in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of abrir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "abriría la puerta", meaning "I would open the door".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | abriría | I would open |
Tú | abrirías | you would open |
Ella / Él / Usted | abriría | s/he would open, you (formal) would open |
Nosotras / Nosotros | abriríamos | we would open |
Vosotras / Vosotros | abriríais | you (plural) would open |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | abrirían | they would open, you (plural formal) would open |
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Abrir in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of abrir is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he abierto la puerta", meaning "I have opened the door".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he abierto | I have opened |
Tú | has abierto | you have opened |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha abierto | s/he has opened, you (formal) have opened |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos abierto | we have opened |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis abierto | you (plural) have opened |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han abierto | they have opened, you (plural formal) have opened |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Abrir in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of abrir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había abierto la puerta", meaning "I had opened the door".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había abierto | I had opened |
Tú | habías abierto | you had opened |
Ella / Él / Usted | había abierto | s/he had opened, you (formal) had opened |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos abierto | we had opened |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais abierto | you (plural) had opened |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían abierto | they had opened, you (plural formal) had opened |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Abrir in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of abrir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré abierto la puerta", meaning "I will have opened the door".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré abierto | I will have opened |
Tú | habrás abierto | you will have opened |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá abierto | s/he will have opened, you (formal) will have opened |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos abierto | we will have opened |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis abierto | you (plural) will have opened |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán abierto | they will have opened, you (plural formal) will have opened |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Abrir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of abrir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría abierto la puerta", meaning "I would have opened the door".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría abierto | I would have opened |
Tú | habrías abierto | you would have opened |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría abierto | s/he would have opened, you (formal) would have opened |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos abierto | we would have opened |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais abierto | you (plural) would have opened |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían abierto | they would have opened, you (plural formal) would have opened |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Subjunctive Tenses of Abrir
Abrir in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "abra", meaning "I open".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | abra | I open |
Tú | abras | you open |
Ella / Él / Usted | abra | s/he opens, you (formal) open |
Nosotras / Nosotros | abramos | we open |
Vosotras / Vosotros | abráis | you (plural) open |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | abran | they open, you (plural formal) open |
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Abrir in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "abriera", meaning "I opened".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | abriera | I opened |
Tú | abrieras | you opened |
Ella / Él / Usted | abriera | s/he opened, you (formal) opened |
Nosotras / Nosotros | abriéramos | we opened |
Vosotras / Vosotros | abrierais | you (plural) opened |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | abrieran | they opened, you (plural formal) opened |
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Abrir in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "abriere", meaning "I will open".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | abriere | I will open |
Tú | abrieres | you will open |
Ella / Él / Usted | abriere | s/he will open, you (formal) will open |
Nosotras / Nosotros | abriéremos | we will open |
Vosotras / Vosotros | abriereis | you (plural) will open |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | abrieren | they will open, you (plural formal) will open |
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Abrir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya abierto", meaning "I have opened".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya abierto | I have opened |
Tú | hayas abierto | you have opened |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya abierto | s/he has opened, you (formal) have opened |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos abierto | we have opened |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis abierto | you (plural) have opened |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan abierto | they have opened, you (plural formal) have opened |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Abrir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera abierto", meaning "I had opened".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera abierto | I had opened |
Tú | hubieras abierto | you had opened |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera abierto | s/he had opened, you (formal) had opened |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos abierto | we had opened |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais abierto | you (plural) had opened |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran abierto | they had opened, you (plural formal) had opened |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Abrir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere abierto", meaning "I will have opened".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere abierto | I will have opened |
Tú | hubieres abierto | you will have opened |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere abierto | s/he will have opened, you (formal) will have opened |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos abierto | we will have opened |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis abierto | you (plural) will have opened |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren abierto | they will have opened, you (plural formal) will have opened |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Imperative Tenses of Abrir
Abrir in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "abra", meaning "(to you formal) open!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | abre | (to you) open! |
Ella / Él / Usted | abra | (to you formal) open! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | abramos | let's open! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | abrid | (to you plural) open! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | abran | (to you plural formal) open! |
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Abrir in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no abra", meaning "(to you formal) don't open!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no abras | (to you) don't open! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no abra | (to you formal) don't open! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no abramos | let's not open! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no abráis | (to you plural) don't open! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no abran | (to you plural formal) don't open! |
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Example sentences and usage
- ¿Con qué lo abriste? What did you open it with?
- Abre el armario de la izquierda, allí están las botellas. Open the cupboard to the left, the bottles are in there.
- ¿Con qué lo abriste? What did you open it with?
- Abre tu libro por la página nueve. Open your book to page nine.
- Abrid vuestros textos en la página 50. Open your texts to page 50.
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