The Portuguese verb abrir means "to open". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of abrir is eu abro, tu abres, ele/ela abre, nós abrimos, vós abris, eles/elas abrem. It is irregular in other tenses, while its present follows the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
| eu | abro | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | abres | |
| ele/ | abre | |
| nós | abrimos | |
| vós | abris | |
| eles/ | abrem |
| eu | abri |
|---|---|
| tu | abriste |
| ele/ | abriu |
| nós | abrimos |
| vós | abristes |
| eles/ | abriram |
| eu | abria |
|---|---|
| tu | abrias |
| ele/ | abria |
| nós | abríamos |
| vós | abríeis |
| eles/ | abriam |
| eu | abrirei |
|---|---|
| tu | abrirás |
| ele/ | abrirá |
| nós | abriremos |
| vós | abrireis |
| eles/ | abrirão |
| eu | abriria |
|---|---|
| tu | abririas |
| ele/ | abriria |
| nós | abriríamos |
| vós | abriríeis |
| eles/ | abririam |
| que eu | abra |
|---|---|
| que tu | abras |
| que ele/ | abra |
| que nós | abramos |
| que vós | abrais |
| que eles/ | abram |
| tu | abre |
|---|---|
| você | abra |
| nós | abramos |
| vós | abri |
| vocês | abram |
Abrir is irregular because its past participle is aberto. The other forms shown use the regular abr stem, including abro, abri and abrirei.
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Abrir is irregular because its past participle is aberto. The table shows regular-looking forms such as abro and abrimos, but aberto differs from the regular pattern.
The past participle is aberto.
The forms are abra, abras, abra, abramos, abrais and abram.