Verb · regular -ir, irregular participle
abrir
to open
The thing that catches people out
Regular apart from the participle: abierto, open, not abrido. You will see abierto on every shop door.
Present
What happens, and what is happening now.
| yo | abro | |
| tú | abres | |
| él, ella, usted | abre | |
| nosotros | abrimos | |
| ellos, ustedes | abren | |
| vosotros, Spain only | abrís |
Preterite, the finished past
Something that happened and is over: yesterday, last year, once.
| yo | abrí | |
| tú | abriste | |
| él, ella, usted | abrió | |
| nosotros | abrimos | |
| ellos, ustedes | abrieron | |
| vosotros, Spain only | abristeis |
Imperfect, the background past
What used to happen, or was going on when something else happened.
| yo | abría | |
| tú | abrías | |
| él, ella, usted | abría | |
| nosotros | abríamos | |
| ellos, ustedes | abrían | |
| vosotros, Spain only | abríais |
Future
Will do. In conversation, ir a plus the verb is more common: voy a comer.
| yo | abriré | |
| tú | abrirás | |
| él, ella, usted | abrirá | |
| nosotros | abriremos | |
| ellos, ustedes | abrirán | |
| vosotros, Spain only | abriréis |
Present perfect
Have done. Used far more in Spain, where it covers today; most of Latin America uses the preterite there.
| yo | he abierto | |
| tú | has abierto | |
| él, ella, usted | ha abierto | |
| nosotros | hemos abierto | |
| ellos, ustedes | han abierto | |
| vosotros, Spain only | habéis abierto |
Other forms
The -ing form, the form that follows he, has and ha, and how to tell someone to do it.
| -ing form | abriendo | |
| participle | abierto | |
| command, to tú | abre | |
| command, to usted | abra |
In a sentence
¿a qué hora abren?
what time do you open?
la tienda está abierta
the shop is open