abrir Present Conjugation
abrir — to open
The present tense of abrir is regular: abro, abres, abre, abrimos, abrís, abren.
abrir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about opening things as a habit, like a shop opening daily, or to describe an action happening right now. It is also used for general facts, like 'water opens pores'.
Notes on abrir in the Present
Abrir is a perfectly regular -ir verb in the present tense; it follows the standard pattern without stem changes.
Example Sentences
Yo abro la ventana todas las mañanas.
I open the window every morning.
yo
¿A qué hora abren la tienda?
What time do they open the shop?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Juan siempre abre su regalo el primero.
Juan always opens his gift first.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'abrís' for 'ellos'.
Correct: abren
Why: Learners sometimes confuse the 'vosotros' ending with the 'ellos' ending in -ir verbs.
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Related Tenses
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no abras
The negative imperative of abrir uses the present subjunctive: no abras, no abra, no abramos, no abráis, no abran.