How to conjugate construir in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

construir
to build
irregular verb

Construir means to build or construct something, often referring to physical structures or complex projects. It is an irregular verb in the present tense due to the spelling change in the present participle.

How to conjugate construir in Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

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Indicative Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
construía
Tú
construías
Él / Ella / Usted
construía
Nosotros / Nosotras
construíamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
construíais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
construían

Examples of construir in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo construía casas cuando era joven.
I used to build houses when I was young.
Tú
Tú construías muebles en tu taller.
You used to build furniture in your workshop.
Él / Ella / Usted
Él construía puentes en su trabajo.
He used to build bridges at his job.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros construíamos parques en la ciudad.
We used to build parks in the city.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros construíais castillos de arena.
You all used to build sandcastles.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos construían casas antiguas.
They used to build old houses.

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Yo construía casas cuando era joven.

Other conjugations of construir

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Preterite
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Imperfect
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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