How to conjugate Abrir in Spanish
Abrir in Spanish means to open.
Abrir is an irregular verb. That means this verb doesn’t follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. It’s important to pay attention to the irregular tenses.
Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb abrir so you can use it comfortably in all tenses.
Abrir in the Present Tense
The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now.
The verb abrir is regular in the present tense.
The verb abrir is what we call an -ir verb. -ir verbs are verbs that end in ir. Regular -ir verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -ir
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
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Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrir in the indicative present tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | abro | I open |
Tú | abres | you open |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | abre | he/she opens, you (formal) open |
Nosotros (as) | abrimos | we open |
Vosotros (as) | abrís | you (plural) Spain abrís |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | abren | they open, you (plural) open |
Examples:
Yo abro el carro. | I open the car. |
Nosotros abrimos la puerta | We open the door. |
Ellas abren sus mochilas al empezar la clase | They open their backpacks at the start of the class. |
Abrir in the Preterite Tense
The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame. More on the Preterite Tense Here
Things to remember:
- The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end.
- The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.
The verb abrir is regular in the preterite.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrir in the preterite tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | abrí | I opened |
Tú | abriste | you opened |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | abrió | he/she opened, you (formal) opened |
Nosotros (as) | abrimos | we opened |
Vosotros (as) | abristeis | you (plural) Spain opened |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | abrieron | they opened, you (plural) opened |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:
la semana pasada | last week |
el mes pasado | last month |
el fin de semana pasado | last weekend |
el año pasado | last year |
ayer | yesterday |
anteayer | the day before yesterday |
anoche | last night |
Examples:
Yo abrí mi cuenta de banco ayer. | I opened my bank account yesterday. |
Nosotros abrimos el garaje anoche. | We opened the garage last night. |
Ellas abrieron una botella de agua | They opened a bottle water |
Abrir in the Imperfect Tense
The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end.
The verb abrir is regular in the imperfect tense.
The verb abrir is what we call an -ir verb. -ir verbs are verbs that end in -ir. Regular -ir verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -ir
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
To review how to conjugate -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video
To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrir in the imperfect tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | abría | I used to open |
Tú | abrías | you used to open |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | abría | he/she used to open, you (formal) used to open |
Nosotros (as) | abríamos | we used to open |
Vosotros (as) | abríais | you (plural) Spain used to open |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | abrían | they used to open, you (plural) used to open |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:
a menudo | often |
usualmente | usually |
todos los días | every day |
todos los meses | every month |
todos los años | every year |
casi siempre | almost always |
a veces | sometimes |
de niño/niña | as a child … |
siempre | always |
normalmente | normally |
Examples:
Yo abría mis galletas todos los viernes | I used to open my cookies every friday |
Nosotros abríamos el restaurante todos los fines de semana | We used to open the restaurant every weekendd |
Ellas abrían sus casilleros | They used to open their lockers |
Abrir in the Future Tense
The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future.
The verb abrir is regular in the future tense.
To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb abrir is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.
The verb abrir is what we call an -ir verb. -ir verbs are verbs that end in -ir. To conjugate abrir in the future, follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case abrir.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
Yo | é |
Tú | ás |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | á |
Nosotros (as) | emos |
Vosotros (as) | éis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | án |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrir using the future tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | abriré | I will open |
Tú | abrirás | you will open |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | abrirá | he/she will open, you (formal) will open |
Nosotros (as) | abriremos | we will open |
Vosotros (as) | abriréis | you (plural) Spain will open |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | abrirán | they will open, you (plural) will open |
Examples:
Yo abriré la puerta en la noche. | I will open the door tonight. |
Nosotros abriremos un restaurante de comida de mar | We will open a seafood restaurant |
Ellas abrirán una gasolinera | They will a gas station |
Abrir in the Informal Future Tense
The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive.
The verb abrir is regular in the informal future tense.
Follow this rule:
- Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated). Example : Yo voy a abrir
The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:
Yo | voy |
Tú | vas |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va |
Nosotros (as) | vamos |
Vosotros (as) | vais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van |
To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrir using the informal future:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | voy a abrir | I will open |
Tú | vas a abrir | you will open |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va a abrir | he/she will open, you (formal) will open |
Nosotros (as) | vamos a abrir | we will open |
Vosotros (as) | vais a abrir | you (plural) Spain will open |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van a abrir | they will open, you (plural) will open |
Examples:
Yo voy a abrir la puerta mañana. | I will open the door tomorrow. |
Nosotros vamos a abrir la tienda mañana | We will open the store tomorrow. |
Ellas van a abrir el regalo mañana | They will open their gifts tomorrow |
Abrir in the Present Progressive Tense.
The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment.
The verb abrir is regular in the present progressive tense.
The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb).
To form the present participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ando for -ar verbs
- Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to abrir:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (abrir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (abr)
- Add -endo for -ir verbs = (abriendo)
The present participle of abrir is abriendo.
The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:
Yo | estoy |
Tú | estás |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está |
Nosotros (as) | estamos |
Vosotros (as) | estáis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están |
The present participle of the verb abrir is: abriendo
To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video
Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrir using the present progressive:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | estoy abriendo | I am opening |
Tú | estás abriendo | you are opening |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está abriendo | he/she is opening, you (formal) are opening |
Nosotros (as) | estamos abriendo | we are opening |
Vosotros (as) | estáis abriendo | you (plural) Spain are opening |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están abriendo | they are opening, you (plural) are opening |
Examples:
Yo estoy abriendo la puerta ahora. | I am opening the door right now. |
Nosotros no estamos abriendo el carro en este momento. | We are not opening the car right now |
¿Estás abriendo la puerta? | Are you opening the door? |
Abrir in the Conditional Tense
The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability.
The verb abrir is regular in the conditional tense.
The verb abrir is what we call an -ir verb. -ir verbs are verbs that end in -ir. To conjugate abrir in the conditional tense follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case abrir.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb:
Yo | ía |
Tú | ías |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ía |
Nosotros (as) | íamos |
Vosotros (as) | íais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ían |
The infinitive of the verb abrir is abrir.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrir using the conditional tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | abriría | I would open |
Tú | abrirías | you would open |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | abriría | he/she would open, you (formal) would open |
Nosotros (as) | abriríamos | we would open |
Vosotros (as) | abríais | you (plural) Spain would open |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | abrirían | they would open, you (plural) would open |
Examples:
Yo abriría el carro si tuviera la llave | I would open the car if I had the key |
Nosotros abriríamos la puerta si tuviéramos la llave | We would open the door if we had the key |
Ellas abrirían el restaurante si tuvieran tiempo | They would open the restaurant if they had time |
Abrir in the Present Perfect Tense
The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives.
The verb abrir is irregular in the Present Perfect tense.
To form the present perfect, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb.
The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:
Yo | he |
Tú | has |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha |
Nosotros (as) | hemos |
Vosotros (as) | habéis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han |
The verb abrir is an irregular verb in the present perfect tense. That means it doesn’t follow the pattern of regular –ir verbs in the present perfect. Instead we must follow a different set of rules. Abrir is an irregular verb, for that it must end in –ierto for the past participle.
The past participle of the verb abrir is abierto.
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrir in the present perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | he abierto | I have opened |
Tú | has abierto | you have opened |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha abierto | he/she have opened, you (formal) have opened |
Nosotros (as) | hemos abierto | we have opened |
Vosotros (as) | habéis abierto | you (plural) Spain have opened |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han abierto | they have opened, you (plural) have opened |
Examples:
Yo he abierto la ventana. | I have opened the window. |
Nosotros hemos abierto un restaurante en el centro comercial | We have opened a restaurant in the mall |
Abrir in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto)
The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories.
The verb abrir is irregular in the past perfect tense.
To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:
Yo | había |
Tú | habías |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había |
Nosotros (as) | habíamos |
Vosotros (as) | habíais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case abrir.
The verb abrir is an irregular verb in the past perfect tense. That means it doesn’t follow the pattern of regular –ir verbs in the past perfect. Instead we must follow a different set of rules. Abrir is an irregular verb, for that it must end in –ierto for the past participle.
The past participle of the verb abrir is abierto.
To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abierto in the past perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | había abierto | I had opened |
Tú | habías abierto | you had opened |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había abierto | he/she had opened, you (formal) had opened |
Nosotros (as) | habíamos abierto | we had opened |
Vosotros (as) | habíais abierto | you (plural) Spain had opened |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habían abierto | they had opened, you (plural) had opened |
Examples:
Yo había abierto una botella de agua en la mañana | I had opened a bottle water this morning |
Tú habías abierto la caja de cereal para comer en la mañana | You had opened the cereal box to eat this morning |
Él había abierto la ventana de la sala | He had opened the window of the living room |
Abrir in the Future Perfect Tense
The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.
The verb abrir is irregular in the future perfect tense.
To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:
Yo | habré |
Tú | habrás |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá |
Nosotros (as) | habremos |
Vosotros (as) | habréis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán |
The verb abrir is an irregular verb in the future perfect tense. That means it doesn’t follow the pattern of regular –ir verbs in the future perfect. Instead we must follow a different set of rules. Abrir is an irregular verb, for that it must end in -ierto in the past participle.
The past participle of abrir is abierto.
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrir in the future perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | habré abierto | I will have opened |
Tú | habrás abierto | you will have opened |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá abierto | he/she will have opened, you (formal) will have opened |
Nosotros (as) | habremos abierto | we will have opened |
Vosotros (as) | habréis abierto | you (plural) Spain will have opened |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán abierto | they will have opened, you (plural) will have opened |
Examples:
Mañana a esta hora ya habré abierto el restaurante | Tomorrow at this time, I will have opened the restaurant |
Pedro habrá abierto el frasco | Pedro will have opened the jar |
Abrir in the Conditional Perfect Tense
The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if …
The verb abrir is irregular in the conditional perfect tense.
To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:
Yo | habría |
Tú | habrías |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría |
Nosotros (as) | habríamos |
Vosotros (as) | habríais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case abrir.
The verb abrir is an irregular verb in the conditional perfect tense. That means it doesn’t follow the pattern of regular –ir verbs in the conditional perfect. Instead we must follow a different set of rules. Abrir is an irregular verb, for that it must end –ierto for the past participle instead of following the traditional rules for past participles.
The past participle of the verb abrir is abierto.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrir in the conditional perfect tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | habría abierto | I would have opened |
Tú | habrías abierto | you would have opened |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría abierto | he/she would have opened, you (formal) would have opened |
Nosotros (as) | habríamos abierto | we would have opened |
Vosotros (as) | habríais abierto | you (plural) Spain will would opened |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían abierto | they would have opened, you (plural) would have opened |
Examples:
Yo habría abierto la puerta si tuviera la llave | I would have opened the door if i had the key |
Ellos habrían abierto el carro pero la llave no funcionó | They would have opened the car but the key didn’t work |
Abrir in the Subjunctive Present Tense
The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real.
The verb abrir is regular in the subjunctive present form.
To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.
Subjunctive present endings for -ar verbs:
Yo | e |
Tú | es |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
Nosotros (as) | emos |
Vosotros (as) | éis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Subjunctive present endings for -er and-ir verbs:
Yo | a |
Tú | as |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | as |
Nosotros (as) | amos |
Vosotros (as) | áis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | an |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrir in the subjunctive present:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | abra | I may open |
Tú | abras | you may open |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | abra | he/she may open, you (formal) may open |
Nosotros (as) | abramos | we may open |
Vosotros (as) | abráis | you (plural) Spain may open |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | abran | they may open, you (plural) may open |
Examples:
Quizás abra un restaurante mexicano | Perhaps, I may open a mexican restaurant |
Es posible que ellos abran una peluquería. | It’s possible they may open a hair salon |
Abrir in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense
The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request.
The verb abrir is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense.
To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending.
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ir verbs like abrir the endings are:
Yo | ara |
Tú | aras |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ara |
Nosotros (as) | áramos |
Vosotros (as) | arais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common
Yo | ase |
Tú | ases |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ase |
Nosotros (as) | ásemos |
Vosotros (as) | aseis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | asen |
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:
Yo | iera |
Tú | ieras |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iera |
Nosotros (as) | iéramos |
Vosotros (as) | ierais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:
Yo | iese |
Tú | ieses |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iese |
Nosotros (as) | iésemos |
Vosotros (as) | ieseis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | iesen |
Here are the steps in action:
- Abrir
- The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: Abr- abrieron
- Now remove -on and you are left with abr
- Then, add a new ending.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrir in the subjunctive imperfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | abriera | I might opened |
Tú | abrieras | you might opened |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | abriera | he/she might opened, you (formal) might opened |
Nosotros (as) | abriéramos | we might opened |
Vosotros (as) | abrierais | you (plural) Spain might opened |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | abrieran | they might opened, you (plural) might opened |
OR
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | abriese | I might opened |
Tú | abrieses | you might opened |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | abriese | he/she might opened, you (formal) might opened |
Nosotros (as) | abriésemos | we might opened |
Vosotros (as) | abrieseis | you (plural) Spain might opened |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | abriesen | they might opened, you (plural) might opened |
Examples:
Ella esperó en la calle dos horas hasta que ellos le abrieran la puerta | She waited in the street for two hours until they open the door for her |
Mi abuela me pidió que hoy abriera la tienda temprano | My grandmother asked me to open the store early today |
Abrir in the Subjunctive Future Tense
The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.
The verb abrir is regular in the subjunctive future tense.
To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).
Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs the endings are:
Yo | e |
Tú | es |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
Nosotros (as) | emos (accent on á of the stem) |
Vosotros (as) | eis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:
Yo | iere |
Tú | ieres |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
Vosotros (as) | iereis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:
Yo | iere |
Tú | ieres |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
Vosotros (as) | iereis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieren |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb abrir in the subjunctive future:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | abriere | I will open |
Tú | abrieres | you will open |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | abriere | he/she will open, you (formal) will open |
Nosotros (as) | abrieres | we will open |
Vosotros (as) | abriereis | you (plural) Spain will open |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | abrieren | they will open, you (plural) will open |
Example:
El día que abriere mi propio centro comercial sería muy feliz | The day I will open my own mall I will be very happy. |
Abrir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense
The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future.
The verb abrir is irregular in the subjunctive present perfect tense.
To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:
Yo | haya |
Tú | hayas |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya |
Nosotros (as) | hayamos |
Vosotros (as) | hayáis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan |
The verb abrir is an irregular verb in the subjunctive present perfect. That means it doesn’t follow the pattern of regular –ir verbs in the subjunctive present perfect. Instead we must follow a different set of rules. Abrir is an irregular verb, for that it must end in -ierto for the past participle instead of following traditional rules for past participles.
The past participle of the verb abrir is: abierto
Here are the conjugations of the verb abrir in the subjunctive present perfect.
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | haya abierto | I may have opened |
Tú | hayas abierto | you may have opened |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya abierto | he/she may have opened, you (formal) may have opened |
Nosotros (as) | hayamos abierto | we may have opened |
Vosotros (as) | hayáis abierto | you (plural) Spain may have opened |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan abierto | they may have opened, you (plural) may have opened |
Example:
Dudo que alguna vez ella haya abierto su casa a extraños | I doubt that she may have opened her house to strangers |
No creo que sea posible que ellos hayan abierto el carro | I don’t think it is possible that they may have opened the car |
Abrir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)
The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions.
To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:
Yo | hubiera |
Tú | hubieras |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera |
Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos |
Vosotros (as) | hubierais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran |
The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:
Yo | hubiese |
Tú | hubieses |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese |
Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos |
Vosotros (as) | hubieseis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen |
The verb abrir is an irregular verb in the subjunctive past perfect. That means it doesn’t follow the pattern of regular –ir verbs in the Subjunctive past perfect. Instead we must follow a different set of rules. Abrir is an irregular verb, for that it must end in -ierto for the past participle instead of following traditional rules for past participles.
The past participle of the verb abrir is abierto.
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb abrir in the subjunctive past perfect.
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | hubiese abierto | I might have opened |
Tú | hubieses abierto | you might have opened |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese abierto | he/she might have opened, you (formal) might have opened |
Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos abierto | we might have opened |
Vosotros (as) | hubieseis abierto | you (plural) Spain might have opened |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen abierto | they might have opened, you (plural) might have opened |
OR
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | hubiera abierto | I might have opened |
Tú | hubieras abierto | you might have opened |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera abierto | he/she might have opened, you (formal) might have opened |
Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos abierto | we might have opened |
Vosotros (as) | hubierais abierto | you (plural) Spain might have opened |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran abierto | they might have opened, you (plural) might have opened |
Example:
Yo te hubiese abierto la puerta si hubiese podido. | I might have opened the door for you if I could have. |
Desearía que no hubieran abierto mis cosas | I wish you might not have opened my stuff |
Abrir as an Imperative Affirmative Command
The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
Abrir is regular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands.
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “s”
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.
Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.
For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb abrir would be abre.
Let’s see the process:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense. (abres)
- Take off the “s”. (abre)
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. (abre)
To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tú | ¡abre! | open! |
Usted (Ud.) | ¡abra! | open! |
Nosotros (as) | ¡abramos! | open! |
Vosotros (as) | ¡abrid! | open! |
Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡abran! | open! |
Examples:
¡Abre la puerta! | Open the door. |
¡Abran sus maletas! | Open your suitcases |
Abrir as an Imperative Negative Command
The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
Abrir is regular when forming Imperative Negative Commands.
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:
- Start with No
- Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “o”
- Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.
To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tú | ¡No abras! | Don’t open! |
Usted (Ud.) | ¡No abra! | Don’t open! |
Nosotros (as) | ¡No abramos! | Don’t open! |
Vosotros (as) | ¡No abráis! | Don’t open! |
Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡No abran! | Don’t open! |
Examples
¡No abras la puerta a extraños! | Don’t open the door to strangers |