aburrir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
aburrir — to bore
Use the imperative of abrir for direct commands: abre, abra, abramos, abrid, abran.
aburrir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for giving direct orders or instructions. For 'abrir,' you'd use it to tell someone to open something right now, like opening a window or a book.
Notes on aburrir in the Affirmative Imperative
The affirmative tú command 'abre' is irregular. All other affirmative commands and all negative commands follow regular patterns.
Example Sentences
¡Abre la ventana, por favor!
Open the window, please!
tú
Señora, abra el documento.
Ma'am, open the document.
usted
¡Abrid los ojos!
Open your eyes!
vosotros
Abramos el debate.
Let's open the debate.
nosotros
¡Abran la caja con cuidado!
Open the box carefully!
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'abrir' instead of 'abre' for the tú command.
Correct: The command for 'tú' is 'abre', not the infinitive 'abrir'.
Why: Commands are conjugated, not left in the infinitive form.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'abran' for ustedes.
Correct: The ustedes command is 'abran', with an 'a' at the end.
Why: The 'a' ending is correct for the ustedes imperative form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aburro
The present tense of abrir is regular: abro, abres, abre, abrimos, abrís, abren.
Preterite
yo: aburrí
Imperfect
yo: aburría
The imperfect tense of abrir is regular: abría, abrías, abría, abríamos, abríais, abrían.
Future
yo: aburriré
The future tense of abrir is regular: abriré, abrirás, abrirá, abriremos, abriréis, abrirán.
Conditional
yo: aburriría
The conditional of abrir is regular: abriría, abrirías, abriría, abriríamos, abriríais, abrirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: aburra
The present subjunctive of abrir (abra, abras, abramos, abráis, abran) is used for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: aburriera
The imperfect subjunctive of abrir (abriera/abriese) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests.
Negative Imperative
yo: no aburras
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no abras, no abra, no abramos, no abráis, no abran.