Abrir conjugation chart
Abrir present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I open | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you open | |
| vos | you open | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she opens | |
| nosotros | we open | |
| vosotros | you all open | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they open |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Abrir preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I opened | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you opened | |
| vos | you opened | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she opened | |
| nosotros | we opened | |
| vosotros | you all opened | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they opened |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Abrir imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to open | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to open | |
| vos | you used to open | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to open | |
| nosotros | we used to open | |
| vosotros | you all used to open | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to open |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Abrir future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will open | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will open | |
| vos | you will open | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will open | |
| nosotros | we will open | |
| vosotros | you all will open | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will open |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Abrir conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would open | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would open | |
| vos | you would open | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would open | |
| nosotros | we would open | |
| vosotros | you all would open | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would open |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Abrir present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I open | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you open | |
| vos | that you open | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she open | |
| nosotros | that we open | |
| vosotros | that you all open | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they open |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Abrir imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I opened | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you opened | |
| vos | if you opened | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she opened | |
| nosotros | if we opened | |
| vosotros | if you all opened | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they opened |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (abriese), more common in writing.
Abrir affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | open! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | open! | |
| usted | open! | |
| nosotros | let's open! | |
| vosotros | open! | |
| ustedes | open! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: abre. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (abra, abramos, abran).
Abrir negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't open! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't open! | |
| usted | don't open! | |
| nosotros | let's not open! | |
| vosotros | don't open! | |
| ustedes | don't open! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + abras, abra…
Always the verb haber + the past participle abierto, which never changes.
Abrir present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he abierto |
|---|---|
| tú | has abierto |
| vos | has abierto |
| él, ella, usted | ha abierto |
| nosotros | hemos abierto |
| vosotros | habéis abierto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han abierto |
Abrir pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había abierto |
|---|---|
| tú | habías abierto |
| vos | habías abierto |
| él, ella, usted | había abierto |
| nosotros | habíamos abierto |
| vosotros | habíais abierto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían abierto |
Abrir future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré abierto |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás abierto |
| vos | habrás abierto |
| él, ella, usted | habrá abierto |
| nosotros | habremos abierto |
| vosotros | habréis abierto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán abierto |
Abrir conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría abierto |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías abierto |
| vos | habrías abierto |
| él, ella, usted | habría abierto |
| nosotros | habríamos abierto |
| vosotros | habríais abierto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían abierto |
Abrir present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya abierto |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas abierto |
| vos | hayas abierto |
| él, ella, usted | haya abierto |
| nosotros | hayamos abierto |
| vosotros | hayáis abierto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan abierto |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
Watch out
The past participle is abierto, not “abrido.” Use it with estar to say something is open: la tienda está abierta.
Examples with abrir
¿Abres la ventana?
Can you open the window?
La farmacia está abierta.
The pharmacy is open.
Abrí la puerta.
I opened the door.
Practice abrir
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Verbs like abrir
Other irregular verbs. Also irregular in the preterite: