Spanish Verb Abrir Conjugation

The Spanish verb abrir nearly always works as the equivalent of "to open" or "to open up." You can use abrir to refer to the opening of a diverse array of things such as doors, stores, nuts, containers, wells, curtains, books, and mouths. The reflexive form, abrirse, can even be used for the concept of becoming open to new ideas or to open oneself.

Fortunately, the conjugation of abrir is mostly regular. Only the past participle, abierto, is irregular. In other words, abrir nearly always follows the pattern of other verbs ending in -ir.

This guide shows the conjugations of all the simple tenses: present, preterite, imperfect, future, present subjunctive, imperfect subjunctive, and imperative. The periphrastic (more than one word) future, the past participle, and the gerund also are listed. 

Abrir Present Tense

Abrir Preterite

Abrir Imperfect Indicative

The imperfect is a type of past tense. It has no simple English equivalent, although its meaning is often similar to "used to" followed by a verb. It can also be translated by "was/were + verb + -ing."

Abrir Future Tense

Periphrastic Future of Abrir

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Gerund of Abrir

The gerund is a type of verb form that seldom is used by itself. It usually follows estar, a verb meaning "to be," but it can also follow other verbs such as andar (to walk or go about).

Gerund of abrir: abriendo

opening -> Estás abriendo el regalo antes de tiempo

Past Participle of Abrir

The past participle is a versatile type of word in Spanish—it can function as part of compound verb when coupled with haber, and it also can serve as an adjective.

Participle of abrir: abierto

opened -> He abierto la tienda.

Conditional Form of Abrir

As you might guess from its name, the conditional tense is used when a verb's action might occur only under certain conditions. Thus, it is often used with sentences that include si, meaning "if."

Present Subjunctive of Abrir

The subjunctive mood is used much more often in Spanish than in English. One of its common uses is in stating actions that are desired rather than actual.

Imperfect Subjunctive Form of Abrir

The two forms of the imperfect subjunctive usually have the same meaning, but the first option below is used more frequently.

Option 1

Option 2

Imperative Forms of Abrir

The imperative mood is used for making commands. Note that separate forms are used for positive (do something) and negative (don't do something) commands.

Imperative (Positive Command)

Imperative (Negative Command)