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Have you ever thought about how many things you open every day? Doors, windows, books, boxes, your laptop, your eyes\u2026 You name it! So it\u2019s about time you learn to conjugate the verb abrir <\/em>(to open) in Spanish.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll start by explaining what type of verb this is and then move on to the abrir <\/em>conjugation basics. We will then move on to more challenging tenses and finally review some fun idioms and phrases. Are you ready to open your mind?<\/p>\n Abrir <\/em>is a very special irregular verb. Don\u2019t be scared! What makes it special is that it is irregular in just one form: the participle. Piece of cake, right?<\/p>\n As you probably know by now, in Spanish, the infinitive form of the verb always ends either in \u201c-ar,\u201d \u201c-er,\u201d or \u201cir.\u201d The first part of the verb is called a stem (the \u201cabr<\/em>\u201d in the verb \u201cabrir<\/em>\u201d) and always stays the same for regular verbs. Stem-changing verbs are those that change the last vowel of the stem in some conjugations. You can find more information about stem-changing verbs in this article<\/a>. However, abrir<\/em> only changes in the participle form and has no vowel changes.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll look at this irregularity in the next section, but rest assured, the abrir <\/em>conjugation is an easy one.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll start our abrir <\/em>conjugation by looking at its verbals: the infinitive, the gerund and the participle. Spanish verbals work as nouns, adjectives and adverbs instead of actual verbs. We know that sounds overly complicated, but you\u2019ll have it down in the blink of an eye. We\u2019ll also share some examples below to show you how the abrir <\/em>conjugation verbals work.<\/p>\n Abrir (to abrir)<\/p>\n Abriendo (opening)<\/p>\n Abierto (opened)<\/p>\n This is our only irregular form in the abrir<\/em> conjugation. Can you spot the difference?<\/p>\n There are 10 tenses in the Spanish indicative mood. In this section, we\u2019ll go over the four most common forms of the abrir <\/em>conjugation: presente <\/em>(present), pret\u00e9rito imperfecto <\/em>(imperfect preterite, a form of the past tense), pret\u00e9rito perfecto <\/em>(perfect preterite, another form of the past tense) and futuro <\/em>(future). These are also the easiest ones!<\/p>\n<\/a>What kind of verb is abrir<\/em>?<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Verbals of abrir<\/em>: infinitive, gerund and participle<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Infinitive<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/a>Abrir <\/em>conjugation for all levels<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Open a window: abrir <\/em>conjugation for beginners<\/strong><\/h3>\n