abriera

opened

→ abrir
abri to open + era yo/él/ella imperfect subjunctive
verb · singular, imperfect tense Rare #34,032
opened Used in the subjunctive, often after a verb of asking or saying, or after a time expression.
SP: Me pidió que abriera la puerta.
EN: He asked me to open the door.
Conjugation of abrir
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First abría —
Third abría —
abriera

Porque le iba a disparar cuando abriera.

Because he was going to shoot her when she opened the door.

— Bacurau (2019)

Estaban esperando a que se abriera el portón.

They were waiting for the gate to open.

Se me pidió que abriera la puerta.

I was asked to open the door.

Dios me dijo que abriera una iglesia ahí.

God told me to open a church there.

— Jugada Maestra (2026)

Tom me dijo que no abriera el sobre hasta mi cumpleaños.

Tom told me not to open the envelope until my birthday.

Mi padre me pidió que abriera la puerta.

My father asked me to open the door.

Esperamos a que la nave espacial abriera sus puertas.

We waited for the spaceship to open its doors.

Tom trató de impedir que Mary abriera la puerta.

Tom tried to stop Mary from opening the door.

Le pedí a Tom que abriera las ventanas.

I asked Tom to open the windows.

Llamó al administrador y le dijo que abriera la casa y cuidara del niño incapaz.

He called the manager and told him to open the house and look after the disabled child.

— Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)