Construir conjugation

Construir means "to build". Here it is in every main tense, with real example sentences and a free checker for your own.

Meaningto build
Type-ir verb
Gerundconstruyendo
Past participleconstruido

Construir changes form (an irregular, stem-changing or spelling-changing form) in the present, preterite and present subjunctive. Juntos teaches Latin American Spanish, where ustedes replaces vosotros; the vosotros forms are shown for completeness.

Quick answer. Present: construyo, construyes, construye, construimos, construyen. Preterite: construí, construiste, construyó, construimos, construyeron. All tenses below.

Construir conjugation tables

Jump to: present · preterite · imperfect · future · conditional · present subjunctive · present perfect · commands (imperative)

Construir in the present

what happens now or usually

yoconstruyo
túconstruyes
él / ella / ustedconstruye
nosotrosconstruimos
vosotros (Spain)construís
ellos / ustedesconstruyen

Construir in the preterite

a finished action at a specific time

yoconstruí
túconstruiste
él / ella / ustedconstruyó
nosotrosconstruimos
vosotros (Spain)construisteis
ellos / ustedesconstruyeron

Construir in the imperfect

habits, descriptions and background in the past

yoconstruía
túconstruías
él / ella / ustedconstruía
nosotrosconstruíamos
vosotros (Spain)construíais
ellos / ustedesconstruían

Construir in the future

what will happen

yoconstruiré
túconstruirás
él / ella / ustedconstruirá
nosotrosconstruiremos
vosotros (Spain)construiréis
ellos / ustedesconstruirán

Construir in the conditional

what would happen

yoconstruiría
túconstruirías
él / ella / ustedconstruiría
nosotrosconstruiríamos
vosotros (Spain)construiríais
ellos / ustedesconstruirían

Construir in the present subjunctive

after wishes, doubts and requests (quiero que…)

yoconstruya
túconstruyas
él / ella / ustedconstruya
nosotrosconstruyamos
vosotros (Spain)construyáis
ellos / ustedesconstruyan

Construir in the present perfect

what has happened, up to now (he comido)

yohe construido
túhas construido
él / ella / ustedha construido
nosotroshemos construido
vosotros (Spain)habéis construido
ellos / ustedeshan construido

Construir in the commands (imperative)

telling someone to do something (habla, no hables)

túconstruye
tú (no)no construyas
ustedconstruya
nosotrosconstruyamos
vosotros (Spain)construid
ustedesconstruyan

Construir in real sentences

Example sentences from the Juntos exercise bank, each checked before learners see it.

Present

Preterite

Imperfect

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Questions people ask

Is construir irregular in Spanish?

Partly. Construir changes form in the present, preterite and present subjunctive, through an irregular stem, a stem change or a spelling change. The other tenses follow the regular -ir pattern.

What is the preterite of construir?

Yo construí, tú construiste, él/ella construyó, nosotros construimos, ellos/ustedes construyeron.

How do you conjugate construir in the present?

Yo construyo, tú construyes, él/ella construye, nosotros construimos, ellos/ustedes construyen.

What is the future of construir?

Yo construiré, tú construirás, él/ella construirá, nosotros construiremos, ellos/ustedes construirán.

What is the present subjunctive of construir?

Que yo construya, que tú construyas, que él/ella construya, que nosotros construyamos, que ellos/ustedes construyan.