Practice Roll 1 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You open the document.
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Module 020
You Open and You Close
Use abre for polite “you open” and cierra for polite “you close.” Combine these forms with familiar words and helper verbs from earlier modules.
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Verified Module 20 Build — Lessons: abre and cierra
Lesson 1
You open: abre
Use abre when politely saying that one person opens something. Use abrir after familiar helper forms.
One new building block
abre
you open when speaking politely to one person
no abre
you do not open
¿Abre...?
Do you open...?
Spanish often leaves out usted. Here, abre by itself can mean polite you open.
Build the meaning step by step
Abre el documento. = You open the document.
No abre la puerta. = You do not open the door.
¿Qué abre? = What do you open?
Use abrir after helper verbs
Quiere abrir el documento.
Puede abrir la puerta.
Necesita abrir esto.
Lesson 1 Practice Rolls
Interpret with abre and abrir
Practice Roll 2 of 30Interpret in English
Abre la puerta.
Practice Roll 3 of 30Interpret in Spanish
Do you open this now?
Practice Roll 4 of 30Interpret in English
No abre la reservación.
Practice Roll 5 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You open the message here.
Practice Roll 6 of 30Interpret in English
¿Qué abre?
Practice Roll 7 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You want to open the document.
Practice Roll 8 of 30Interpret in English
Puede abrir la puerta.
Practice Roll 9 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You need to open this.
Practice Roll 10 of 30Interpret in English
Abre lo que necesita.
Practice Roll 11 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You do not want to open it now.
Practice Roll 12 of 30Interpret in English
¿Cuándo abre el documento?
Practice Roll 13 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You open the information and read it.
Practice Roll 14 of 30Interpret in English
Abre la puerta porque es necesario.
Practice Roll 15 of 30Interpret in Spanish
Why do you open that?
Lesson 2
You close: cierra
Use cierra when politely saying that one person closes something. Use cerrar after familiar helper forms.
One new building block
cierra
you close when speaking politely to one person
no cierra
you do not close
¿Cierra...?
Do you close...?
Build the meaning step by step
Cierra el documento. = You close the document.
No cierra la puerta. = You do not close the door.
¿Cuándo cierra? = When do you close?
Use cerrar after helper verbs
Quiere cerrar el documento.
Puede cerrar la puerta.
Necesita cerrar esto.
Lesson 2 Practice Rolls
Interpret with cierra and cerrar
Practice Roll 16 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You close the document.
Practice Roll 17 of 30Interpret in English
Cierra la puerta.
Practice Roll 18 of 30Interpret in Spanish
Do you close this now?
Practice Roll 19 of 30Interpret in English
No cierra la reservación.
Practice Roll 20 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You close the message here.
Practice Roll 21 of 30Interpret in English
¿Qué cierra?
Practice Roll 22 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You want to close the document.
Practice Roll 23 of 30Interpret in English
Puede cerrar la puerta.
Practice Roll 24 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You need to close this.
Practice Roll 25 of 30Interpret in English
Cierra lo que abre.
Practice Roll 26 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You do not want to close it now.
Practice Roll 27 of 30Interpret in English
¿Cuándo cierra la puerta?
Practice Roll 28 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You close the document and answer the question.
Practice Roll 29 of 30Interpret in English
Abre la puerta y después la cierra.
Practice Roll 30 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You open the document, ask a question, and close it.
Beginner Conversation
Open, ask, answer, and close
— ¿Puede abrir el documento?
Can you open the document?
— Sí. Abro el documento ahora.
Yes. I open the document now.
— ¿Pregunta por la información?
Do you ask for the information?
— Sí. Pregunto y respondo.
Yes. I ask and answer.
— ¿Cierra el documento después?
Do you close the document afterward?
— Sí. Lo cierro después.
Yes. I close it afterward.
Language Insights
Abre versus abrir; cierra versus cerrar
Direct polite action
Use abre and cierra when the action itself is the main verb: Abre la puerta. Cierra el documento.
After helper verbs
Use the infinitives abrir and cerrar after forms such as quiere, puede, and necesita.
Module Challenge
Combine the new actions
Say this in Spanish: You open the document, ask a question, answer, and close it.
Abre el documento, pregunta algo, responde y lo cierra.
Module Summary · Checkpoint · Progress Save
You now control two more everyday actions.
You can use abre / abrir and cierra / cerrar with familiar question words, negatives, helper verbs, and vocabulary from earlier modules. Your practice progress saves automatically on this device.
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