Construir conjugation chart
Construir present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I build | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you build | |
| vos | you build | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she builds | |
| nosotros | we build | |
| vosotros | you all build | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they build |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Construir preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I built | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you built | |
| vos | you built | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she built | |
| nosotros | we built | |
| vosotros | you all built | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they built |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Construir imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to build | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to build | |
| vos | you used to build | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to build | |
| nosotros | we used to build | |
| vosotros | you all used to build | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to build |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Construir future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will build | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will build | |
| vos | you will build | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will build | |
| nosotros | we will build | |
| vosotros | you all will build | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will build |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Construir conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would build | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would build | |
| vos | you would build | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would build | |
| nosotros | we would build | |
| vosotros | you all would build | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would build |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Construir present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I build | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you build | |
| vos | that you build | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she build | |
| nosotros | that we build | |
| vosotros | that you all build | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they build |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
Construir imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I built | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you built | |
| vos | if you built | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she built | |
| nosotros | if we built | |
| vosotros | if you all built | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they built |
Regular: same endings as vivir.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (construyese), more common in writing.
Construir affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | build! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | build! | |
| usted | build! | |
| nosotros | let's build! | |
| vosotros | build! | |
| ustedes | build! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: construye. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (construya, construyamos, construyan).
Construir negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't build! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't build! | |
| usted | don't build! | |
| nosotros | let's not build! | |
| vosotros | don't build! | |
| ustedes | don't build! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + construyas, construya…
Always the verb haber + the past participle construido, which never changes.
Construir present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he construido |
|---|---|
| tú | has construido |
| vos | has construido |
| él, ella, usted | ha construido |
| nosotros | hemos construido |
| vosotros | habéis construido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han construido |
Construir pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había construido |
|---|---|
| tú | habías construido |
| vos | habías construido |
| él, ella, usted | había construido |
| nosotros | habíamos construido |
| vosotros | habíais construido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían construido |
Construir future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré construido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás construido |
| vos | habrás construido |
| él, ella, usted | habrá construido |
| nosotros | habremos construido |
| vosotros | habréis construido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán construido |
Construir conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría construido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías construido |
| vos | habrías construido |
| él, ella, usted | habría construido |
| nosotros | habríamos construido |
| vosotros | habríais construido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían construido |
Construir present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya construido |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas construido |
| vos | hayas construido |
| él, ella, usted | haya construido |
| nosotros | hayamos construido |
| vosotros | hayáis construido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan construido |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
Watch out
A y shows up: construyo, construyes, construyó. Never “construo.”
Examples with construir
Construyeron una casa nueva.
They built a new house.
Construyo muebles de madera.
I build wooden furniture.
La ciudad construye un puente nuevo.
The city is building a new bridge.
Practice construir
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