The Spanish verb abrir means "to open". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 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 yo abro, tú abres, él/ella/usted abre, nosotros abrimos, vosotros abrís, ellos/ellas/ustedes abren. It is irregular in other tenses, while its present follows the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| yo | abro | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | abres | |
| él/ | abre | |
| nosotros | abrimos | |
| vosotros | abrís | |
| ellos/ | abren |
| yo | abrí |
|---|---|
| tú | abriste |
| él/ | abrió |
| nosotros | abrimos |
| vosotros | abristeis |
| ellos/ | abrieron |
| yo | abría |
|---|---|
| tú | abrías |
| él/ | abría |
| nosotros | abríamos |
| vosotros | abríais |
| ellos/ | abrían |
| yo | abriré |
|---|---|
| tú | abrirás |
| él/ | abrirá |
| nosotros | abriremos |
| vosotros | abriréis |
| ellos/ | abrirán |
| yo | abriría |
|---|---|
| tú | abrirías |
| él/ | abriría |
| nosotros | abriríamos |
| vosotros | abriríais |
| ellos/ | abrirían |
| yo | abra |
|---|---|
| tú | abras |
| él/ | abra |
| nosotros | abramos |
| vosotros | abráis |
| ellos/ | abran |
| tú | abre |
|---|---|
| usted | abra |
| nosotros | abramos |
| vosotros | abrid |
| ustedes | abran |
| yo | he abierto (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | has abierto (irregular) |
| él/ | ha abierto (irregular) |
| nosotros | hemos abierto (irregular) |
| vosotros | habéis abierto (irregular) |
| ellos/ | han abierto (irregular) |
Abrir is irregular. The irregularity appears in the past participle abierto and in every present perfect form, such as he abierto and han abierto.
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Abrir is irregular. Its past participle is abierto, not the regular form, and its present perfect uses abierto.
The past participle is abierto. The present perfect forms are he abierto, has abierto, ha abierto, hemos abierto, habéis abierto, and han abierto.
The simple present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, present subjunctive, and imperative forms follow the forms shown in the table. The irregular forms shown are abierto and the present perfect forms built with it.