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abrir

to open

verb Word 431 of the core 1,000 · Stage 3, Conversation

How to conjugate abrir

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo abro I open / I am opening
tú abres you open / you are opening
él/ella abre he/she opens / he/she is opening / you open (formal) / you are opening (formal)
nosotros abrimos we open / we are opening
ellos/ellas abren they open / they are opening / you all open / you all are opening

Preterite

yo abrí I opened
tú abriste you opened
él/ella abrió he/she opened / you opened (formal)
nosotros abrimos we opened
ellos/ellas abrieron they opened / you all opened

Imperfect

yo abría I was opening / I used to open
tú abrías you were opening / you used to open
él/ella abría he/she was opening / he/she used to open / you were opening (formal) / you used to open (formal)
nosotros abríamos we were opening / we used to open
ellos/ellas abrían they were opening / they used to open / you all were opening / you all used to open

Future

yo abriré I will open
tú abrirás you will open
él/ella abrirá he/she will open / you will open (formal)
nosotros abriremos we will open
ellos/ellas abrirán they will open / you all will open

In a sentence

¿Puedes abrir la puerta, por favor?

Can you open the door, please?

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