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abrir — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to open

The imperfect conjugation of abrir (regular -ir verb, ranked #65). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo abría
abrías
él/ella/Ud. abría
nosotros abríamos
vosotros abríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. abrían

Example sentence

Antes yo abría con frecuencia.

Before, I used to open often.

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