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Construir Preterite Tense
Build your Spanish Preterite Tense skills with the verb construir. Our page provides a detailed conjugation chart, interactive verb games, and practical sentences featuring construir. Enhance your Spanish proficiency and confidently use construir in everyday communication. For more insights into Spanish verbs, check out Spanish verb conjugation. Improve your construir conjugations at our construir conjugation page.
Verb Meaning(s): to build, to construct
Verb Chart: Construir Preterite Tense
Yo | construí I built | Nosotros | construimos we built |
Tú (Juana, Juan) | construiste you built | Vosotros (informal Spain) | construisteis you all built |
Él/Ella/Ud. (Sra./Dr. García) | construyó he/she/you built | Ellos/Ellas/Uds. | construyeron they/you all built |
Construir Preterite Tense Practice
Construir Preterite Sentence Examples
I built a model of the solar system for science class.
2. ¿Construiste un castillo de arena en la playa?
Did you build a sandcastle on the beach?
3. Él construyó una casita para su perro.
He built a doghouse for his dog.
4. Ella construyó un jardín en su patio trasero.
She built a garden in her backyard.
5. ¿Construyó Ud. ese estante de libros?
Did you build that bookshelf?
We built a fort with pillows and blankets.
7. ¿Construyeron ellos un modelo de puente para la feria de ciencias?
Did they build a bridge model for the science fair?
8. Las chicas construyeron un álbum de recuerdos del colegio.
The girls built a scrapbook of school memories.
9. ¿Construyeron Uds. un robot en el club de tecnología?
Did you all build a robot in the tech club?
10. Vosotros construisteis un huerto en la azotea.
You all (Spain) built a rooftop garden.
Master the Past with Preterite Tense
Great job mastering the preterite tense of construir—a verb with important spelling changes! To deepen your understanding, compare it with the poder preterite tense, a strong-stem irregular, and explore the ser preterite tense, one of Spanish’s most essential irregulars. For a full breakdown of all verb moods and tenses, dig into the Complete Spanish Verb Guide. Keep constructing your Spanish fluency!