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construire
to build
Irregular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I build |
| tu | you build |
| il/elle/on | he/she builds |
| nous | we build |
| vous | you (plural/formal) build |
| ils/elles | they build |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I built; I have built |
| tu | you built; you have built |
| il/elle/on | he/she built; he/she has built |
| nous | we built; we have built |
| vous | you (plural/formal) built; you (plural/formal) have built |
| ils/elles | they built; they have built |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to build |
| tu | you used to build |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to build |
| nous | we used to build |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to build |
| ils/elles | they used to build |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had built |
| tu | you had built |
| il/elle/on | he/she had built |
| nous | we had built |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had built |
| ils/elles | they had built |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will build |
| tu | you will build |
| il/elle/on | he/she will build |
| nous | we will build |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will build |
| ils/elles | they will build |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have built |
| tu | you will have built |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have built |
| nous | we will have built |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have built |
| ils/elles | they will have built |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to build |
| tu | you are going to build |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to build |
| nous | we are going to build |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to build |
| ils/elles | they are going to build |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just built |
| tu | you have just built |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just built |
| nous | we have just built |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just built |
| ils/elles | they have just built |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I built |
| tu | you built |
| il/elle/on | he/she built |
| nous | we built |
| vous | you (plural/formal) built |
| ils/elles | they built |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had built |
| tu | you had built |
| il/elle/on | he/she had built |
| nous | we had built |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had built |
| ils/elles | they had built |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would build |
| tu | you would build |
| il/elle/on | he/she would build |
| nous | we would build |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would build |
| ils/elles | they would build |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have built |
| tu | you would have built |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have built |
| nous | we would have built |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have built |
| ils/elles | they would have built |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have built |
| tu | you would have built |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have built |
| nous | we would have built |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have built |
| ils/elles | they would have built |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I build |
| tu | (that) you build |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she builds |
| nous | (that) we build |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) build |
| ils/elles | (that) they build |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have built |
| tu | (that) you have built |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has built |
| nous | (that) we have built |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have built |
| ils/elles | (that) they have built |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I built |
| tu | (that) you built |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she built |
| nous | (that) we built |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) built |
| ils/elles | (that) they built |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had built |
| tu | (that) you had built |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had built |
| nous | (that) we had built |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had built |
| ils/elles | (that) they had built |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | build! |
| nous | let's build! |
| vous | build! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have built by then! |
| nous | let's have built by then! |
| vous | have built by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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