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ellos abrieron

opened

→ abrir
abr to open + ieron third-person plural preterite
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Uncommon #21,793
opened This form can refer to “they” or to “you” when addressing more than one person formally.
SP: Abrieron la ventana para que entrara aire.
EN: They opened the window to let some air in.
Conjugation of abrir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First abrí abrimos
Second abriste —
Third abrió abrieron

¿Por qué abrieron las ventanas?

Why did they open the windows?

¿A quién abrieron anoche?

Who did they open for last night?

— Sonidos vecinos (2012)

Anoche abrieron dos autos.

Two cars were broken into last night.

— Sonidos vecinos (2012)

Hace dos días abrieron las escuelas.

Schools opened two days ago.

¿Sabes que abrieron un restaurante nuevo en la esquina del parque?

Did you know they opened a new restaurant on the corner of the park?

Los soldados abrieron fuego.

The soldiers opened fire.

¿Ya fueron al nuevo restaurante que abrieron en la esquina?

Have you been to the new restaurant that opened on the corner yet?

Le abrieron el auto justo enfrente de mi casa.

They broke into his car right in front of my house.

— Sonidos vecinos (2012)

El negocio está muerto desde que abrieron la competencia en la esquina.

Business has been dead since the competition opened on the corner.

Abrieron la puerta de golpe.

They flung the door open.

Aquella es una tienda nueva que abrieron la semana pasada.

That's a new store that opened last week.

No abrieron un solo vagón, Capitán.

They didn't open a single carriage, Captain.

— El laberinto del fauno (2006)

Hoy como en el restaurante nuevo que abrieron.

Today I ate at the new restaurant they opened.

Tom y Mary abrieron sus libros.

Tom and Mary opened their books.

Cuando me abrieron en Escocia estaba inconsciente.

When they cut me open in Scotland, I was unconscious.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Abrieron mi puerta de golpe.

They burst through my door.

— Una batalla tras otra (2025)

Tres niños abrieron las puertas del edificio.

Three children opened the doors of the building.

Los tres niños abrieron las puertas del edificio.

The three children opened the doors of the building.