Ella Verbsabrirse 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".
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!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | abrirse | to open (oneself) (e.g. a window), to open up |
| Past participle | abierto | opened |
| Gerund | abriendo | opening |

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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me abro | I open |
| Tú | te abres | you open |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se abre | s/he opens |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos abrimos | we open |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os abrís | you (plural) open |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se abren | they open |
How it’s built: Regular: stem abr- plus the -ir endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me abrí | I opened |
| Tú | te abriste | you opened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se abrió | s/he opened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos abrimos | we opened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os abristeis | you (plural) opened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se abrieron | they opened |
How it’s built: Regular: stem abr- plus the -ir endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me abría | I used to open |
| Tú | te abrías | you used to open |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se abría | s/he used to open |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos abríamos | we used to open |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os abríais | you (plural) used to open |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se abrían | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy abriendo | I am opening |
| Tú | te estás abriendo | you are opening |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está abriendo | s/he is opening |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos abriendo | we are opening |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis abriendo | you (plural) are opening |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están abriendo | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a abrir | I am going to open |
| Tú | te vas a abrir | you are going to open |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a abrir | s/he is going to open |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a abrir | we are going to open |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a abrir | you (plural) are going to open |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a abrir | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me abriré | I will open |
| Tú | te abrirás | you will open |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se abrirá | s/he will open |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos abriremos | we will open |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os abriréis | you (plural) will open |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se abrirán | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me abriría | I would open |
| Tú | te abrirías | you would open |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se abriría | s/he would open |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos abriríamos | we would open |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os abriríais | you (plural) would open |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se abrirían | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he abierto | I have opened |
| Tú | te has abierto | you have opened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha abierto | s/he has opened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos abierto | we have opened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis abierto | you (plural) have opened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han abierto | they 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.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había abierto | I had opened |
| Tú | te habías abierto | you had opened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había abierto | s/he had opened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos abierto | we had opened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais abierto | you (plural) had opened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían abierto | they 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.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré abierto | I will have opened |
| Tú | te habrás abierto | you will have opened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá abierto | s/he will have opened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos abierto | we will have opened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis abierto | you (plural) will have opened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán abierto | they 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.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría abierto | I would have opened |
| Tú | te habrías abierto | you would have opened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría abierto | s/he would have opened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos abierto | we would have opened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais abierto | you (plural) would have opened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían abierto | they 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.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me abra | I open |
| Tú | te abras | you open |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se abra | s/he opens |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos abramos | we open |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os abráis | you (plural) open |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se abran | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me abriera | I opened |
| Tú | te abrieras | you opened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se abriera | s/he opened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos abriéramos | we opened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os abrierais | you (plural) opened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se abrieran | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me abriere | I will open |
| Tú | te abrieres | you will open |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se abriere | s/he will open |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos abriéremos | we will open |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os abriereis | you (plural) will open |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se abrieren | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya abierto | I have opened |
| Tú | te hayas abierto | you have opened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya abierto | s/he has opened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos abierto | we have opened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis abierto | you (plural) have opened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan abierto | they 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.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera abierto | I had opened |
| Tú | te hubieras abierto | you had opened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera abierto | s/he had opened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos abierto | we had opened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais abierto | you (plural) had opened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran abierto | they 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.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere abierto | I will have opened |
| Tú | te hubieres abierto | you will have opened |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere abierto | s/he will have opened |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos abierto | we will have opened |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis abierto | you (plural) will have opened |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren abierto | they 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.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | ábrete | (to you) open! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ábrase | (to you formal) open! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | abrámonos | let's open! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | abríos | (to you plural) open! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ábranse | (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).
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te abras | (to you) don't open! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se abra | (to you formal) don't open! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos abramos | let's not open! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os abráis | (to you plural) don't open! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no 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.
Abrirse is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: Irregular past participle ending of "ierto".
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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