yo abría

was opening, opened, used to open

→ abrir
abr to open + ía Imperfect (yo/él/ella)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #54,967
was opening, opened, used to open In context, it can also mean “wouldn’t open” when describing something that failed to open.
SP: La tienda abría a las nueve.
EN: The store opened at nine.
Conjugation of abrir
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First abría —
Third abría —
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First abría —
Third abría —

El tío no abría la boca.

The guy wouldn't open his mouth.

La Srta. golpeó la puerta y él no abría.

The lady knocked on the door and he didn't open it.

Máquina que veía, la abría.

I’d open any machine I saw.

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

¿Quién lo abría dicho?

Who would have said it?

— Такси-блюз (1990)