abrir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
abrir — to open
The affirmative imperative for abrir: abre (tú), abra (usted), abramos (nosotros), abrid (vosotros), abran (ustedes).
abrir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use these forms to give direct orders or invitations to open something, like a book, a bottle, or a door.
Notes on abrir in the Affirmative Imperative
Abrir is regular in the imperative. Note that 'abrid' is only used in Spain for the 'vosotros' form.
Example Sentences
Abre la boca, por favor.
Open your mouth, please.
tú
Abra su libro en la página diez.
Open your book to page ten.
usted
¡Abrid los ojos!
Open your eyes!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: abrir (as a command)
Correct: abrid / abre
Why: Learners often use the infinitive instead of the correct imperative form when giving orders.
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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.
Conditional
yo: abriría
The conditional of abrir is regular: abriría, abrirías, abriría, abriríamos, abriríais, abrirían.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no abras
The negative imperative of abrir uses the present subjunctive: no abras, no abra, no abramos, no abráis, no abran.