-ir verb irregular · spelling-change -uir Intermediate

construir — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to build / to construct

The imperfect conjugation of construir (irregular spelling-change -uir, ranked #132). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo construía
construías
él/ella/Ud. construía
nosotros construíamos
vosotros construíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. construían

* Red forms deviate from the regular -ir imperfect pattern.

Example sentence

Antes yo construía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to build / to construct often.

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