
abrir Conditional Conjugation
abrir — to open
The conditional of abrir is regular: abriría, abrirías, abriría, abriríamos, abriríais, abrirían.
abrir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional for polite requests ('Would you open...?') or to describe what would happen under certain conditions.
Notes on abrir in the Conditional
Abrir is regular here. The endings are identical to the imperfect -ir endings, but added to the whole infinitive.
Example Sentences
¿Abriría usted la ventana, por favor?
Would you open the window, please?
él/ella/usted
Yo abriría el regalo ahora, pero es para mañana.
I would open the gift now, but it is for tomorrow.
yo
Ellos abrirían la tienda si tuvieran más empleados.
They would open the store if they had more employees.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: abriria
Correct: abriría
Why: Forgetting the accent on the 'i' is a common error that changes the stress of the word.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: abro
The present tense of abrir is regular: abro, abres, abre, abrimos, abrís, abren.
Preterite
yo: abrí
Abrir is regular in the preterite: abrí, abriste, abrió, abrimos, abristeis, abrieron.
Imperfect
yo: abría
The imperfect of abrir follows the regular -ir pattern: abría, abrías, abría, abríamos, abríais, abrían.
Future
yo: abriré
The future of abrir uses the infinitive as the stem: abriré, abrirás, abrirá, abriremos, abriréis, abrirán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: abra
The present subjunctive of abrir uses the 'a' endings: abra, abras, abra, abramos, abráis, abran.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: abriera
The imperfect subjunctive of abrir uses the preterite stem: abriera, abrieras, abriera, abriéramos, abrierais, abrieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: abre
The affirmative imperative for abrir: abre (tú), abra (usted), abramos (nosotros), abrid (vosotros), abran (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no abras
The negative imperative of abrir uses the present subjunctive: no abras, no abra, no abramos, no abráis, no abran.