Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | construyo | |
| tú | construyes | |
| él / ella / usted | construye | |
| nosotros / nosotras | construimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | construís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | construyen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | construí | |
| tú | construiste | |
| él / ella / usted | construyó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | construimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | construisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | construyeron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | construía | |
| tú | construías | |
| él / ella / usted | construía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | construíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | construíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | construían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | construiré | |
| tú | construirás | |
| él / ella / usted | construirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | construiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | construiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | construirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | construiría | |
| tú | construirías | |
| él / ella / usted | construiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | construiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | construiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | construirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | construya | |
| tú | construyas | |
| él / ella / usted | construya | |
| nosotros / nosotras | construyamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | construyáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | construyan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to build
- to construct
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Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations