abrir Negative Imperative Conjugation
abrir — to open
The negative imperative of abrir uses the present subjunctive: no abras, no abra, no abramos, no abráis, no abran.
abrir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to open something, such as 'Don't open that door' or 'Don't open the mail yet'.
Notes on abrir in the Negative Imperative
Abrir is regular; the forms are identical to the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.
Example Sentences
No abras la puerta a extraños.
Don't open the door to strangers.
tú
No abran las ventanas, hace frío.
Don't open the windows, it's cold.
ustedes
No abramos el debate ahora.
Let's not open the debate now.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no abre
Correct: no abras
Why: The negative 'tú' command must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative 'abre'.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: abre
The affirmative imperative for abrir: abre (tú), abra (usted), abramos (nosotros), abrid (vosotros), abran (ustedes).