Ask someone to open a door and say when a library opens.

The idea

Abrir means to open. Its present is regular: abro, abres, abre, abrimos, abren. Its past participle is irregular abierto; with estar it agrees as an adjective: la puerta está abierta.

Examples

  • Abro la ventana por la mañana.I open the window in the morning.
  • ¿Abres la puerta, por favor?Will you open the door, please?
  • La biblioteca abre a las nueve.The library opens at nine.
  • Abrimos la caja con una llave.We open the box with a key.
  • Ustedes abren las ventanas.You open the windows.
  • La puerta está abierta.The door is open.

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Watch out

The present forms are regular, but the participle is abierto, not abrido. The feminine form abierta agrees with puerta.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the present form for yo: Yo ___ la ventana. (abro / abren)

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    abro

    Abro is the present form for yo.

  2. Choose the present form for nosotros: Nosotros ___ la caja. (abrimos / abres)

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    abrimos

    Abrimos agrees with plural nosotros.

  3. Choose the feminine form of the irregular participle: La puerta está ___. (abierta / abrida)

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    abierta

    Abierta is the feminine form of irregular abierto.

Use it today

Ask a person to open a window and say whether a door is already open.