Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abro | |
| tú | abres | |
| él / ella / usted | abre | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abrimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abrís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abren |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abrí | |
| tú | abriste | |
| él / ella / usted | abrió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abrimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abristeis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abrieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abría | |
| tú | abrías | |
| él / ella / usted | abría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abrían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abriré | |
| tú | abrirás | |
| él / ella / usted | abrirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abriremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abriréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abrirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abriría | |
| tú | abrirías | |
| él / ella / usted | abriría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abriríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abriríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abrirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abra | |
| tú | abras | |
| él / ella / usted | abra | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abran |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- (reflexive) to open, open up
- to unlock
- to turn on
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations