The French verb construire means "to build". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of construire is je construis, tu construis, il/elle construit, nous construisons, vous construisez, ils/elles construisent. It is irregular: 4 of its 6 present forms break the regular -re pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is construisant and its past participle is construit.
Forms in orange break the regular -re pattern.
| je | construis | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | construis | |
| il/ | construit (irregular) | |
| nous | construisons (irregular) | |
| vous | construisez (irregular) | |
| ils/ | construisent (irregular) |
| j' | ai construit (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | as construit (irregular) |
| il/ | a construit (irregular) |
| nous | avons construit (irregular) |
| vous | avez construit (irregular) |
| ils/ | ont construit (irregular) |
| je | construisais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | construisais (irregular) |
| il/ | construisait (irregular) |
| nous | construisions (irregular) |
| vous | construisiez (irregular) |
| ils/ | construisaient (irregular) |
| je | construirai |
|---|---|
| tu | construiras |
| il/ | construira |
| nous | construirons |
| vous | construirez |
| ils/ | construiront |
| je | construirais |
|---|---|
| tu | construirais |
| il/ | construirait |
| nous | construirions |
| vous | construiriez |
| ils/ | construiraient |
| que je | construise (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | construises (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | construise (irregular) |
| que nous | construisions (irregular) |
| que vous | construisiez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | construisent (irregular) |
| tu | construis |
|---|---|
| nous | construisons (irregular) |
| vous | construisez (irregular) |
Construire is irregular. Its present forms include construit, construisons, construisez, and construisent, and its past participle is construit.
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No, construire is irregular.
The present participle is construisant. The past participle is construit.
Construire uses avoir. Its compound past forms include ai construit, as construit, and ont construit.