What does construir mean in English?

Construir means "to build" in English.

How do you conjugate construir in Spanish?

Construir is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What should I know about using construir?

Construir has spelling change: i→y before vowels

How do you use construir in a sentence?

Example: "Construyeron una casa nueva." which means "They built a new house." in English.

What are synonyms for construir?

Spanish synonyms for construir include: edificar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Construir

to build

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

construir

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

construiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

construido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	construyo I build	I build
tú	construuyes you build	you build
él/ella/usted	construuye he/she/you builds	he/she/you builds
nosotros	construimos we build	we build
vosotros	construís you all build	you all build
ellos/ustedes	construuyen they/you all build	they/you all build

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	construía I used to build	I used to build
tú	construías you used to build	you used to build
él/ella/usted	construía he/she/you used to build	he/she/you used to build
nosotros	construíamos we used to build	we used to build
vosotros	construíais you all used to build	you all used to build
ellos/ustedes	construían they/you all used to build	they/you all used to build

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	construí I built	I built
tú	construiste you built	you built
él/ella/usted	construió he/she/you built	he/she/you built
nosotros	construimos we built	we built
vosotros	construisteis you all built	you all built
ellos/ustedes	construieron they/you all built	they/you all built

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	construiré I will build	I will build
tú	construirás you will build	you will build
él/ella/usted	construirá he/she/you will build	he/she/you will build
nosotros	construiremos we will build	we will build
vosotros	construiréis you all will build	you all will build
ellos/ustedes	construirán they/you all will build	they/you all will build

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	construiría I would build	I would build
tú	construirías you would build	you would build
él/ella/usted	construiría he/she/you would build	he/she/you would build
nosotros	construiríamos we would build	we would build
vosotros	construiríais you all would build	you all would build
ellos/ustedes	construirían they/you all would build	they/you all would build

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	construa that I build	that I build
tú	construas that you build	that you build
él/ella/usted	construa that he/she/you build	that he/she/you build
nosotros	construamos that we build	that we build
vosotros	construáis that you all build	that you all build
ellos/ustedes	construan that they/you all build	that they/you all build

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	construiera or construiese that I built	that I built
tú	construieras or construieses that you built	that you built
él/ella/usted	construiera or construiese that he/she/you built	that he/she/you built
nosotros	construiéramos or construiésemos that we built	that we built
vosotros	construierais or construieseis that you all built	that you all built
ellos/ustedes	construieran or construiesen that they/you all built	that they/you all built

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he construido I have built	I have built
tú	has construido you have built	you have built
él/ella/usted	ha construido he/she/you have built	he/she/you have built
nosotros	hemos construido we have built	we have built
vosotros	habéis construido you all have built	you all have built
ellos/ustedes	han construido they/you all have built	they/you all have built

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había construido I had built	I had built
tú	habías construido you had built	you had built
él/ella/usted	había construido he/she/you had built	he/she/you had built
nosotros	habíamos construido we had built	we had built
vosotros	habíais construido you all had built	you all had built
ellos/ustedes	habían construido they/you all had built	they/you all had built

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube construido I had built	I had built
tú	hubiste construido you had built	you had built
él/ella/usted	hubo construido he/she/you had built	he/she/you had built
nosotros	hubimos construido we had built	we had built
vosotros	hubisteis construido you all had built	you all had built
ellos/ustedes	hubieron construido they/you all had built	they/you all had built

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré construido I will have built	I will have built
tú	habrás construido you will have built	you will have built
él/ella/usted	habrá construido he/she/you will have built	he/she/you will have built
nosotros	habremos construido we will have built	we will have built
vosotros	habréis construido you all will have built	you all will have built
ellos/ustedes	habrán construido they/you all will have built	they/you all will have built

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría construido I would have built	I would have built
tú	habrías construido you would have built	you would have built
él/ella/usted	habría construido he/she/you would have built	he/she/you would have built
nosotros	habríamos construido we would have built	we would have built
vosotros	habríais construido you all would have built	you all would have built
ellos/ustedes	habrían construido they/you all would have built	they/you all would have built

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya construido that I have built	that I have built
tú	hayas construido that you have built	that you have built
él/ella/usted	haya construido that he/she/you have built	that he/she/you have built
nosotros	hayamos construido that we have built	that we have built
vosotros	hayáis construido that you all have built	that you all have built
ellos/ustedes	hayan construido that they/you all have built	that they/you all have built

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera construido that I had built	that I had built
tú	hubieras construido that you had built	that you had built
él/ella/usted	hubiera construido that he/she/you had built	that he/she/you had built
nosotros	hubiéramos construido that we had built	that we had built
vosotros	hubierais construido that you all had built	that you all had built
ellos/ustedes	hubieran construido that they/you all had built	that they/you all had built

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	construe	build! (you)
usted	construa	build! (you formal)
nosotros	construamos	let's build!
vosotros	construid	build! (you all)
ustedes	construan	build! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no construas	don't build! (you)
usted	no construa	don't build! (you formal)
nosotros	no construamos	let's not build!
vosotros	no construáis	don't build! (you all)
ustedes	no construan	don't build! (you all)

More About "construir"

Examples in Context

Construyeron una casa nueva.

They built a new house.

Preterite

Construimos puentes.

We build bridges.

Present

Han construido un edificio alto.

They have built a tall building.

Present Perfect

Construiremos una mejor sociedad.

We will build a better society.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

edificar(to build, construct)

More formal

Antonyms:

destruir(to destroy)

Usage Notes

•Construir has spelling change: i→y before vowels
•Present participle: construyendo
•Preterite third person: construyó, construyeron
•Main meaning: to build, to construct

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