reabrir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
reabrir — to reopen
Forms like reabriera or reabriéramos are used for hypothetical 'if' situations or past requests.
reabrir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is for 'what if' scenarios (If they reopened...) or when a past emotion triggered the need for a reopening.
Notes on reabrir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for reabrir. It is built from the third-person plural preterite (reabrieron) by dropping the -on.
Example Sentences
Si reabrieran la tienda, iría todos los días.
If they reopened the store, I would go every day.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me gustaría que reabrieras tu cuenta.
I would like you to reopen your account.
tú
El jefe pidió que reabriéramos el debate.
The boss asked that we reopen the debate.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form.
Correct: reabriéramos
Why: The nosotros form in the imperfect subjunctive always carries an accent on the vowel before the 'ramos' suffix.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: reabro
The present forms (reabro, reabres, reabre) describe things reopening now or as a habit.
Preterite
yo: reabrí
Reabrí, reabrió, and reabrimos describe the specific moment something was reopened.
Imperfect
yo: reabría
Use reabría and reabrían for habitual reopenings or background descriptions in the past.
Future
yo: reabriré
Use the full verb plus endings: reabriré, reabrirás, reabrirá.
Conditional
yo: reabriría
Reabriría and reabrirías express what 'would' happen under certain conditions.
Present Subjunctive
yo: reabra
Use reabra, reabras, reabra... to talk about hopes or requirements for reopening something.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: reabre
Give direct orders to reopen: reabre (tú) or reabran (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no reabras
Tell someone NOT to reopen: no reabras, no reabra.