Examples of using "открывалась" in a sentence and their english translations:
The door opened automatically.
The door would not open.
The door would not open.
- This door would not open.
- This door would not open, no matter what I did.
- This door wouldn't open, no matter what I did.
The door opened automatically.
- To his amazement, the door opened all by itself.
- To his surprise, the door opened by itself.