Abrir means to open. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: abro, abres, abre, abrimos, abrís, abren.
Abrir in the present tense
Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Abrir in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Abrir in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Abrir in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Abrir in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
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All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | abro | abrí | abría | abriré | abriría |
| tú | abres | abriste | abrías | abrirás | abrirías |
| él / ella / usted | abre | abrió | abría | abrirá | abriría |
| nosotros / nosotras | abrimos | abrimos | abríamos | abriremos | abriríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | abrís | abristeis | abríais | abriréis | abriríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abren | abrieron | abrían | abrirán | abrirían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abro | I open |
| tú | abres | you open |
| él / ella / usted | abre | he/she opens |
| nosotros / nosotras | abrimos | we open |
| vosotros / vosotras | abrís | you all (vosotros) open |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abren | they open |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abrí | I opened |
| tú | abriste | you opened |
| él / ella / usted | abrió | he/she opened |
| nosotros / nosotras | abrimos | we opened |
| vosotros / vosotras | abristeis | you all (vosotros) opened |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abrieron | they opened |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abría | I used to open |
| tú | abrías | you used to open |
| él / ella / usted | abría | he/she used to open |
| nosotros / nosotras | abríamos | we used to open |
| vosotros / vosotras | abríais | you all (vosotros) used to open |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abrían | they used to open |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abriré | I will open |
| tú | abrirás | you will open |
| él / ella / usted | abrirá | he/she will open |
| nosotros / nosotras | abriremos | we will open |
| vosotros / vosotras | abriréis | you all (vosotros) will open |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abrirán | they will open |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abriría | I would open |
| tú | abrirías | you would open |
| él / ella / usted | abriría | he/she would open |
| nosotros / nosotras | abriríamos | we would open |
| vosotros / vosotras | abriríais | you all (vosotros) would open |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abrirían | they would open |
Abrir follows the regular ir pattern in these five tenses.
The present forms are abro, abres, abre, abrimos, abrís, abren, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
abrí, abriste, abrió, abrimos, abristeis, abrieron. For example, abrí means “I opened”.
Abrir follows the regular ir pattern in these five tenses.
The preterite (abrí) presents a completed event; the imperfect (abría) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I opened” and “I used to open”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are abriré (“I will open”) and abriría (“I would open”). The full charts above include every person.
Abrir means to open.
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