The Spanish verb construir means "to build". Below are its 8 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 construir is yo construyo, tú construyes, él/ella/usted construye, nosotros construimos, vosotros construís, ellos/ellas/ustedes construyen. It is irregular: 4 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| yo | construyo (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | construyes (irregular) | |
| él/ | construye (irregular) | |
| nosotros | construimos | |
| vosotros | construís | |
| ellos/ | construyen (irregular) |
| yo | construí |
|---|---|
| tú | construiste |
| él/ | construyó (irregular) |
| nosotros | construimos |
| vosotros | construisteis |
| ellos/ | construyeron (irregular) |
| yo | construía |
|---|---|
| tú | construías |
| él/ | construía |
| nosotros | construíamos |
| vosotros | construíais |
| ellos/ | construían |
| yo | construiré |
|---|---|
| tú | construirás |
| él/ | construirá |
| nosotros | construiremos |
| vosotros | construiréis |
| ellos/ | construirán |
| yo | construiría |
|---|---|
| tú | construirías |
| él/ | construiría |
| nosotros | construiríamos |
| vosotros | construiríais |
| ellos/ | construirían |
| yo | construya (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | construyas (irregular) |
| él/ | construya (irregular) |
| nosotros | construyamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | construyáis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | construyan (irregular) |
| tú | construye (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | construya (irregular) |
| nosotros | construyamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | construid |
| ustedes | construyan (irregular) |
| yo | he construido |
|---|---|
| tú | has construido |
| él/ | ha construido |
| nosotros | hemos construido |
| vosotros | habéis construido |
| ellos/ | han construido |
Construir is irregular. The stem changes to construy in construyo, construyes, construyó, construyeron, construya, and construyendo, while construimos and construid keep the i. The past participle is construido.
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No, construir es irregular. Present, preterite, present subjunctive, imperative, and gerund forms show changes from the regular model.
The y appears in construyo, construyes, construye, construyen, construyó, construyeron, construya, construyas, construyamos, construyáis, construyan, and construyendo.
The past participle is construido. The present perfect uses forms of haber, such as he construido, has construido, and han construido.