Abrir Conjugation | How to Conjugate Abrir in Spanish

Abrir means “to open.” You will learn its regular -IR finite forms, irregular participle abierto — opened, and all 18 key conjugation systems.

Abrir conjugation at a glance

abrir — to open. Verb type: Irregular. Most finite forms follow regular -IR endings. The key irregularity is the past participle abierto — opened, which appears in all compound forms with haber — the auxiliary “to have.”

Abrir gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund is used in progressive constructions, and the past participle builds compound forms with haber — the auxiliary “to have.”

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	abrir	to open
Gerund	abriendo	opening
Past participle	abierto	opened

Abrir meaning and essential uses

Use this verb most often to make something no longer closed, to give access, or to begin access to a place, document, account, event, or service. It can be transitive when someone opens something, and it also appears in intransitive or pronominal uses when something opens.

• Abro la ventana. — I open the window.
• La tienda abre a las nueve. — The store opens at nine.
• Han abierto una cuenta nueva. — They have opened a new account.

Abrir irregular participle and conjugation pattern

Verb type: Irregular. Linguistically, the verb follows the ordinary -IR endings in its finite forms; the important deviation is the irregular participle abierto — opened. The gerund abriendo — opening is regular.

Because compound systems use haber — the auxiliary “to have” + abierto — opened, the irregular participle is visible throughout the perfect forms. It stays unchanged after haber regardless of the subject.

• abierto — opened
• he abierto — I have opened
• habíamos abierto — we had opened

Abrir indicative and periphrastic conjugations

The following eleven systems show the target verb in common indicative time frames and in two frequent verbal periphrases. Each section explains the use and formation before giving the full six-person table.

Abrir present tense conjugation

Spanish grammatical name: El presente de indicativo — present indicative. Use it for current situations, habits, general facts, or actions framed as present. The finite form itself follows the regular -IR pattern; the irregular participle abierto — opened does not affect this simple tense.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	abro	I open
Tú — you, singular informal	abres	you open
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	abre	he / she opens; you (formal) open
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	abrimos	we open
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	abrís	you (plural, Spain) open
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	abren	they / you (plural) open

• Abro la tienda a las nueve. — I open the store at nine.

Abrir preterite conjugation

Spanish grammatical name: El pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido — preterite. Use it for completed or bounded past events. The finite form itself follows the regular -IR pattern; the irregular participle abierto — opened does not affect this simple tense.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	abrí	I opened
Tú — you, singular informal	abriste	you opened
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	abrió	he / she / you (formal) opened
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	abrimos	we opened
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	abristeis	you (plural, Spain) opened
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	abrieron	they / you (plural) opened

• Abrimos la caja ayer. — We opened the box yesterday.

Abrir imperfect conjugation

Spanish grammatical name: El pretérito imperfecto — imperfect. Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. The finite form itself follows the regular -IR pattern; the irregular participle abierto — opened does not affect this simple tense.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	abría	I used to open
Tú — you, singular informal	abrías	you used to open
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	abría	he / she / you (formal) used to open
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	abríamos	we used to open
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	abríais	you (plural, Spain) used to open
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	abrían	they / you (plural) used to open

• De niño, abría la ventana cada mañana. — As a child, I used to open the window every morning.

Abrir present progressive

The present progressive is a verbal periphrasis, not a separate morphological tense. Use it for an action or process presented as unfolding around now. Form it with estar — to be + abriendo — opening. The gerund stays the same for every person.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy abriendo	I am opening
Tú — you, singular informal	estás abriendo	you are opening
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está abriendo	he / she is opening; you (formal) are opening
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos abriendo	we are opening
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis abriendo	you (plural, Spain) are opening
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están abriendo	they / you (plural) are opening

• Estoy abriendo el paquete ahora. — I am opening the package now.

Abrir near future conjugation

The near future is a verbal periphrasis, not a separate morphological tense. Use it for plans, intentions, or events viewed as imminent. Form it with ir a — to be going to + abrir — to open. The infinitive stays unchanged.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a abrir	I am going to open
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a abrir	you are going to open
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a abrir	he / she is going to open; you (formal) are going to open
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a abrir	we are going to open
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a abrir	you (plural, Spain) are going to open
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a abrir	they / you (plural) are going to open

• Voy a abrir una cuenta mañana. — I am going to open an account tomorrow.

Abrir future tense conjugation

Spanish grammatical name: El futuro simple — simple future. Use it for future reference and, in suitable contexts, conjecture. Add the regular future endings to the complete infinitive abrir — to open.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	abriré	I will open
Tú — you, singular informal	abrirás	you will open
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	abrirá	he / she / you (formal) will open
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	abriremos	we will open
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	abriréis	you (plural, Spain) will open
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	abrirán	they / you (plural) will open

• Abriremos las puertas a las ocho. — We will open the doors at eight.

Abrir conditional conjugation

Spanish grammatical name: El condicional simple — simple conditional. Use it for hypothetical results, softened statements, or other conditional meanings. Add the regular conditional endings to the complete infinitive abrir — to open.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	abriría	I would open
Tú — you, singular informal	abrirías	you would open
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	abriría	he / she / you (formal) would open
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	abriríamos	we would open
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	abriríais	you (plural, Spain) would open
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	abrirían	they / you (plural) would open

• Abriría otra ventana si hiciera calor. — I would open another window if it were hot.

Abrir present perfect conjugation

Spanish grammatical name: El pretérito perfecto compuesto — present perfect. Use it for a past situation connected to a present reference point; its frequency and distribution vary across Spanish-speaking regions. Form it with the present of haber — the auxiliary “to have” + abierto — opened. The participle remains unchanged.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he abierto	I have opened
Tú — you, singular informal	has abierto	you have opened
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha abierto	he / she has opened; you (formal) have opened
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos abierto	we have opened
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis abierto	you (plural, Spain) have opened
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han abierto	they / you (plural) have opened

• He abierto todos los correos importantes. — I have opened all the important emails.

Abrir past perfect conjugation

Spanish grammatical name: El pretérito pluscuamperfecto — past perfect or pluperfect. Use it for an event that occurred before another past reference point. Form it with the imperfect of haber — the auxiliary “to have” + abierto — opened. The participle remains unchanged.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había abierto	I had opened
Tú — you, singular informal	habías abierto	you had opened
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había abierto	he / she / you (formal) had opened
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos abierto	we had opened
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais abierto	you (plural, Spain) had opened
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían abierto	they / you (plural) had opened

• Ya habían abierto el museo cuando llegamos. — They had already opened the museum when we arrived.

Abrir future perfect conjugation

The future perfect expresses an action viewed as completed before a future reference point. Form it with the future of haber — the auxiliary “to have” + abierto — opened. The participle remains unchanged.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré abierto	I will have opened
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás abierto	you will have opened
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá abierto	he / she / you (formal) will have opened
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos abierto	we will have opened
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis abierto	you (plural, Spain) will have opened
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán abierto	they / you (plural) will have opened

• Para las diez, habremos abierto todas las salas. — By ten, we will have opened all the rooms.

Abrir conditional perfect conjugation

The conditional perfect expresses a hypothetical completed action, often one dependent on an unreal past condition. Form it with the conditional of haber — the auxiliary “to have” + abierto — opened. The participle remains unchanged.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría abierto	I would have opened
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías abierto	you would have opened
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría abierto	he / she / you (formal) would have opened
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos abierto	we would have opened
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais abierto	you (plural, Spain) would have opened
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían abierto	they / you (plural) would have opened

• Habría abierto la puerta, pero no tenía la llave. — I would have opened the door, but I did not have the key.

Abrir subjunctive conjugations

The following six systems show the target verb in the subjunctive. The subjunctive is used in subordinate environments such as wishes, influence, evaluation, doubt, necessity, possibility, and hypothetical reference; the exact trigger depends on the sentence.

Abrir present subjunctive conjugation

Spanish grammatical name: El presente de subjuntivo — present subjunctive. Use it in subordinate environments such as wishes, influence, evaluation, doubt, necessity, or non-specific reference when the surrounding construction requires the subjunctive. Form it from the regular -IR present-subjunctive pattern for this verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	abra	that I open
Tú — you, singular informal	abras	that you open
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	abra	that he / she / you (formal) open
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	abramos	that we open
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	abráis	that you (plural, Spain) open
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	abran	that they / you (plural) open

• Quiero que abras la ventana. — I want you to open the window.

Abrir imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Spanish grammatical name: El imperfecto de subjuntivo — imperfect subjunctive. Use it in past, hypothetical, or counterfactual subordinate environments when the construction calls for the subjunctive. The primary table uses the accepted -ra series. The accepted -se series is also available; for example, abriese — if I opened and abriésemos — if we opened. The two series overlap widely but should not be treated as mechanically interchangeable in every construction.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	abriera	if I opened
Tú — you, singular informal	abrieras	if you opened
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	abriera	if he / she / you (formal) opened
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	abriéramos	if we opened
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	abrierais	if you (plural, Spain) opened
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	abrieran	if they / you (plural) opened

• Si abrieras la caja, verías el contenido. — If you opened the box, you would see the contents.

Abrir future subjunctive conjugation

Spanish grammatical name: El futuro de subjuntivo — future subjunctive. Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in restricted formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These reference forms follow the future-subjunctive series derived from the preterite family.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	abriere	if I should open
Tú — you, singular informal	abrieres	if you should open
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	abriere	if he / she / you (formal) should open
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	abriéremos	if we should open
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	abriereis	if you (plural, Spain) should open
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	abrieren	if they / you (plural) should open

• Quien abriere la puerta deberá identificarse. — Whoever opens the door shall identify themselves.

Abrir present perfect subjunctive conjugation

The present perfect subjunctive places a completed event inside a present subjunctive environment, often after an evaluation, emotion, doubt, or other trigger. Form it with the present subjunctive of haber — the auxiliary “to have” + abierto — opened.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya abierto	that I have opened
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas abierto	that you have opened
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya abierto	that he / she has opened; that you (formal) have opened
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos abierto	that we have opened
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis abierto	that you (plural, Spain) have opened
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan abierto	that they / you (plural) have opened

• Me alegra que hayas abierto el mensaje. — I am glad that you have opened the message.

Abrir past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Spanish grammatical name: El pretérito pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo — past perfect subjunctive. Use it for a completed event viewed from a past or counterfactual subjunctive frame. The primary table uses hubiera — had + abierto — opened. The accepted alternative with hubiese — had is also possible; for example, hubiese abierto — if I had opened.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera abierto	if I had opened
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras abierto	if you had opened
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera abierto	if he / she / you (formal) had opened
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos abierto	if we had opened
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais abierto	if you (plural, Spain) had opened
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran abierto	if they / you (plural) had opened

• Si hubieras abierto el archivo, habrías visto la nota. — If you had opened the file, you would have seen the note.

Abrir future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Spanish grammatical name: El futuro perfecto de subjuntivo — future perfect subjunctive. Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It is mainly a restricted reference form for formal, legal, literary, or historical contexts. Form it with the future subjunctive of haber — the auxiliary “to have” + abierto — opened.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere abierto	if I should have opened
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres abierto	if you should have opened
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere abierto	if he / she / you (formal) should have opened
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos abierto	if we should have opened
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis abierto	if you (plural, Spain) should have opened
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren abierto	if they / you (plural) should have opened

• Quien hubiere abierto el expediente deberá firmar el registro. — Whoever has opened the file must sign the log.

Abrir imperative and commands

Commands are a functional system rather than a tense. The tables separate affirmative and negative polarity and show the five core addressee or exhortative functions.

Abrir affirmative commands

Affirmative commands tell an addressee to perform the action. Use the five direct-addressee functions shown below; there is no ordinary yo — I command row.

Addressee and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	abre	open
Usted — you, singular formal	abra	open, formal
Nosotros / Nosotras — let's	abramos	let's open
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	abrid	open, plural informal in Spain
Ustedes — you, plural	abran	open, plural

• Abre la ventana, por favor. — Open the window, please.

Abrir negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms to tell an addressee not to perform the action. Use the five direct-addressee functions shown below; there is no ordinary yo — I command row.

Addressee and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no abras	don't open
Usted — you, singular formal	no abra	don't open, formal
Nosotros / Nosotras — let's	no abramos	let's not open
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no abráis	don't open, plural informal in Spain
Ustedes — you, plural	no abran	don't open, plural

• No abras la puerta todavía. — Do not open the door yet.

Example sentences with Abrir

These examples reinforce the target verb across common time frames, moods, and sentence patterns without replacing the system-specific examples above.

• El banco abre a las ocho y media. — The bank opens at eight thirty.
• Ella abrió el regalo con cuidado. — She opened the gift carefully.
• Abríamos las ventanas cuando hacía buen tiempo. — We used to open the windows when the weather was good.
• Mañana abrirán una nueva biblioteca. — Tomorrow they will open a new library.
• Espero que abran otra caja. — I hope they open another checkout.
• Hemos abierto una cuenta para el proyecto. — We have opened an account for the project.
• Abriré el documento cuando llegue a casa. — I will open the document when I get home.
• No abráis los paquetes antes de tiempo. — Do not open the packages too early.

Regional and usage notes for Abrir

Core tables use tú — you, singular informal, and vosotros / vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain. In regions using vos — you, singular informal, common present and affirmative-command forms may differ; regional distribution varies.

• vos abrís — you open
• abrí — open, vos command

Rare and reference forms of Abrir

Alongside the core systems, two useful non-finite compound reference forms keep the irregular participle abierto — opened.

• haber abierto — to have opened
• habiendo abierto — having opened

Use this verb by watching two things: choose the tense that matches the time or attitude you mean, and remember abierto — opened whenever a perfect form uses the past participle.