to open
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Abro la tienda a las ocho.
I open the store at eight.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
La niña abrió el regalo con mucha alegría.
The girl opened the gift with great joy.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Las tiendas abrían a las nueve.
The stores used to open at nine.
Futuro · What will happen
Abriremos una cuenta en el banco.
We'll open a bank account.
Condicional · What would happen
¿Abrirías la ventana, por favor?
Would you open the window, please?
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Han abierto una panadería en mi barrio.
They've opened a bakery in my neighborhood.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Alguien había abierto la puerta.
Someone had opened the door.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para las diez ya habrá abierto el banco.
By ten the bank will have opened.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Yo no habría abierto ese mensaje.
I wouldn't have opened that message.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
No quiero que abras la puerta a nadie.
I don't want you to open the door to anyone.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Esperábamos que abriera la farmacia.
We were waiting for the pharmacy to open.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Me pidió que abriesen las ventanas.
She asked them to open the windows.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Espero que haya abierto el correo.
I hope she has opened the email.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiéramos abierto antes, habríamos vendido más.
If we had opened earlier, we would have sold more.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Abre la ventana, hace calor.
Open the window, it's hot.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No abras ese paquete todavía.
Don't open that package yet.