1000 Words Academy
ItalianSpanish

Spanish verb conjugation

construir

to build

verb irregular Word 893 of the core 1,000 · Stage 5, Well-rounded

How to conjugate construir

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo construyo I build / I am building
tú construyes you build / you are building
él/ella construye he/she builds / he/she is building / you build (formal) / you are building (formal)
nosotros construimos we build / we are building
ellos/ellas construyen they build / they are building / you all build / you all are building

Preterite

yo construí I built
tú construiste you built
él/ella construyó he/she built / you built (formal)
nosotros construimos we built
ellos/ellas construyeron they built / you all built

Imperfect

yo construía I was building / I used to build
tú construías you were building / you used to build
él/ella construía he/she was building / he/she used to build / you were building (formal) / you used to build (formal)
nosotros construíamos we were building / we used to build
ellos/ellas construían they were building / they used to build / you all were building / you all used to build

Future

yo construiré I will build
tú construirás you will build
él/ella construirá he/she will build / you will build (formal)
nosotros construiremos we will build
ellos/ellas construirán they will build / you all will build

In a sentence

Mi padre construyó esta casa con sus manos.

My father built this house with his hands.

Learn construir and the words around it

1000 Words Academy teaches the Spanish words you’ll use most, in order, and brings each one back just before you’d forget it.

Start Spanish freePractice Spanish in the app

More Spanish verbs

A short weekly Spanish email

A few useful Spanish words each week, with examples. Free, and you can unsubscribe in one click.

See past issues →

We’ll email you a link to confirm. See our privacy policy.