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How to conjugate Abrirse in Spanish

abrirse to open (oneself) (e.g. a window), to open up Irregular Verb Top 100

At a glance: Abrirse (to open (oneself) (e.g. a window), to open up) is one of the most common reflexive irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: me abro, te abres, se abre, nos abrimos, os abrís, se abren. Its irregularities include: Irregular past participle ending of "ierto".

Past participle
abierto
Gerund
abriendo

Introduction

Abrirse is the Spanish verb for "to open (oneself) (e.g. a window), to open up". It is an irregular reflexive 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!

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitiveabrirseto open (oneself) (e.g. a window), to open up
Past participleabiertoopened
Gerundabriendoopening
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Indicative tenses of Abrirse

Abrirse in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of abrirse 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, “me abro”, meaning “I open”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome abroI open
Túte abresyou open
Ella / Él / Ustedse abres/he opens
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos abrimoswe open
Vosotras / Vosotrosos abrísyou (plural) open
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse abrenthey open

How it’s built: Regular: stem abr- plus the -ir endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abrirse in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of abrirse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me abrí”, meaning “I opened”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome abríI opened
Túte abristeyou opened
Ella / Él / Ustedse abriós/he opened
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos abrimoswe opened
Vosotras / Vosotrosos abristeisyou (plural) opened
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse abrieronthey opened

How it’s built: Regular: stem abr- plus the -ir endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abrirse in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of abrirse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me abría”, meaning “I used to open”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome abríaI used to open
Túte abríasyou used to open
Ella / Él / Ustedse abrías/he used to open
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos abríamoswe used to open
Vosotras / Vosotrosos abríaisyou (plural) used to open
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse abríanthey used to open

How it’s built: Regular: stem abr- plus the -ir endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abrirse in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of abrirse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy abriendo”, meaning “I am opening”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome estoy abriendoI am opening
Túte estás abriendoyou are opening
Ella / Él / Ustedse está abriendos/he is opening
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos estamos abriendowe are opening
Vosotras / Vosotrosos estáis abriendoyou (plural) are opening
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse están abriendothey are opening

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund abriendo. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abrirse in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of abrirse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a abrir”, meaning “I am going to open”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome voy a abrirI am going to open
Túte vas a abriryou are going to open
Ella / Él / Ustedse va a abrirs/he is going to open
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos vamos a abrirwe are going to open
Vosotras / Vosotrosos vais a abriryou (plural) are going to open
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse van a abrirthey are going to open

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive abrir. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abrirse in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of abrirse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me abriré”, meaning “I will open”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome abriréI will open
Túte abrirásyou will open
Ella / Él / Ustedse abrirás/he will open
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos abriremoswe will open
Vosotras / Vosotrosos abriréisyou (plural) will open
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse abriránthey will open

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive abrir plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abrirse in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of abrirse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me abriría”, meaning “I would open”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome abriríaI would open
Túte abriríasyou would open
Ella / Él / Ustedse abrirías/he would open
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos abriríamoswe would open
Vosotras / Vosotrosos abriríaisyou (plural) would open
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse abriríanthey would open

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive abrir plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abrirse in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of abrirse 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, “me he abierto”, meaning “I have opened”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome he abiertoI have opened
Túte has abiertoyou have opened
Ella / Él / Ustedse ha abiertos/he has opened
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hemos abiertowe have opened
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habéis abiertoyou (plural) have opened
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse han abiertothey have opened

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the irregular past participle abierto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abrirse in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of abrirse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había abierto”, meaning “I had opened”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome había abiertoI had opened
Túte habías abiertoyou had opened
Ella / Él / Ustedse había abiertos/he had opened
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habíamos abiertowe had opened
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habíais abiertoyou (plural) had opened
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habían abiertothey had opened

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the irregular past participle abierto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abrirse in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of abrirse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré abierto”, meaning “I will have opened”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habré abiertoI will have opened
Túte habrás abiertoyou will have opened
Ella / Él / Ustedse habrá abiertos/he will have opened
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habremos abiertowe will have opened
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habréis abiertoyou (plural) will have opened
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrán abiertothey will have opened

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the irregular past participle abierto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abrirse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of abrirse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría abierto”, meaning “I would have opened”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habría abiertoI would have opened
Túte habrías abiertoyou would have opened
Ella / Él / Ustedse habría abiertos/he would have opened
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habríamos abiertowe would have opened
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habríais abiertoyou (plural) would have opened
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrían abiertothey would have opened

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the irregular past participle abierto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Subjunctive tenses of Abrirse

Abrirse 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, “me abra”, meaning “I open”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome abraI open
Túte abrasyou open
Ella / Él / Ustedse abras/he opens
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos abramoswe open
Vosotras / Vosotrosos abráisyou (plural) open
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse abranthey open

How it’s built: Regular: stem abr- plus the -ir subjunctive endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abrirse 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, “me abriera”, meaning “I opened”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome abrieraI opened
Túte abrierasyou opened
Ella / Él / Ustedse abrieras/he opened
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos abriéramoswe opened
Vosotras / Vosotrosos abrieraisyou (plural) opened
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse abrieranthey opened

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, abrieron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (abriéramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abrirse 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, “me abriere”, meaning “I will open”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome abriereI will open
Túte abrieresyou will open
Ella / Él / Ustedse abrieres/he will open
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos abriéremoswe will open
Vosotras / Vosotrosos abriereisyou (plural) will open
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse abrierenthey will open

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, abrieron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (abriéremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abrirse 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, “me haya abierto”, meaning “I have opened”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome haya abiertoI have opened
Túte hayas abiertoyou have opened
Ella / Él / Ustedse haya abiertos/he has opened
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hayamos abiertowe have opened
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hayáis abiertoyou (plural) have opened
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hayan abiertothey have opened

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the irregular past participle abierto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abrirse 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, “me hubiera abierto”, meaning “I had opened”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiera abiertoI had opened
Túte hubieras abiertoyou had opened
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiera abiertos/he had opened
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéramos abiertowe had opened
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubierais abiertoyou (plural) had opened
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieran abiertothey had opened

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the irregular past participle abierto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Abrirse 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, “me hubiere abierto”, meaning “I will have opened”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiere abiertoI will have opened
Túte hubieres abiertoyou will have opened
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiere abiertos/he will have opened
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéremos abiertowe will have opened
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubiereis abiertoyou (plural) will have opened
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieren abiertothey will have opened

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the irregular past participle abierto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Imperative tenses of Abrirse

Abrirse in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “ábrase”, meaning “(to you formal) open!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túábrete(to you) open!
Ella / Él / Ustedábrase(to you formal) open!
Nosotras / Nosotrosabrámonoslet's open!
Vosotras / Vosotrosabríos(to you plural) open!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesábranse(to you plural formal) open!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (ábrete); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (ábrase, ábranse); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (abrámonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (abríos).

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Abrirse in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se abra”, meaning “(to you formal) don't open!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno te abras(to you) don't open!
Ella / Él / Ustedno se abra(to you formal) don't open!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno nos abramoslet's not open!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno os abráis(to you plural) don't open!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno se abran(to you plural formal) don't open!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te abras, no se abra, no nos abramos, no os abráis, no se abran.

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Frequently asked questions about Abrirse

Is abrirse a regular or irregular verb?

Abrirse is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: Irregular past participle ending of "ierto".

How do you conjugate abrirse in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), abrirse is conjugated as: yo me abro, tú te abres, él/ella/usted se abre, nosotros nos abrimos, vosotros os abrís, ellos/ellas/ustedes se abren. The present tense 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.

How do you conjugate abrirse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), abrirse is conjugated as: yo me abrí, tú te abriste, él/ella/usted se abrió, nosotros nos abrimos, vosotros os abristeis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se abrieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate abrirse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), abrirse is conjugated as: yo me abría, tú te abrías, él/ella/usted se abría, nosotros nos abríamos, vosotros os abríais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se abrían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.

How do you conjugate abrirse in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), abrirse is conjugated as: yo me abriré, tú te abrirás, él/ella/usted se abrirá, nosotros nos abriremos, vosotros os abriréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se abrirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate abrirse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), abrirse is conjugated as: yo me abra, tú te abras, él/ella/usted se abra, nosotros nos abramos, vosotros os abráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se abran. The present subjunctive 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.


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