Verb Lookup
construir
to build
🧱 Infinitive · Infinitivo
construir
kohns-TRWEER
to build
Gerund · Gerundio: construyendo
Participle · Participio: construido
Yo · I
construyo
build
Yo construyo.
I build.
Tú · You
construyes
build
Tú construyes.
You build.
Él / Ella · He / She
construye
builds
Él / Ella construye.
He / She builds.
Nosotros · We
construimos
build
Nosotros construimos.
We build.
Ellos · They
construyen
build
Ellos construyen.
They build.
Why does this change?
- Irregular
- Doesn't follow a predictable pattern in at least one tense — these forms are worth memorizing individually rather than deriving from a rule.
- adds y before an ending that doesn't already start with i
- yo: construyo
- preterite: construyó, construyeron
The -uir spelling change: inserts y before any ending that doesn't already start with i.
Used in lessons · Usado en lecciones
- 🧒 Toddlers & Preschoolers
¡Sí! Vamos a construir una torre.
Yes! Let's build a tower.
- 🗓️ Dates, Years & Birthdays
La casa se construyó en mil novecientos ochenta.
The house was built in nineteen eighty.
- 📜 Puerto Rico: Culture & History
El Morro se construyó para defender la bahía de San Juan.
El Morro was built to defend San Juan Bay.
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