Italian reference
costruire
to build; construct
Regular · 15 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I build |
| tu | you build |
| lui/lei | he/she builds; you (formal) build |
| noi | we build |
| voi | you (plural) build |
| loro | they build |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I built; I have built |
| tu | you built; you have built |
| lui/lei | he/she built; he/she has built; you (formal) built; you (formal) have built |
| noi | we built; we have built |
| voi | you (plural) built; you (plural) have built |
| loro | they built; they have built |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I used to build |
| tu | you used to build |
| lui/lei | he/she used to build; you (formal) used to build |
| noi | we used to build |
| voi | you (plural) used to build |
| loro | they used to build |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had built |
| tu | you had built |
| lui/lei | he/she had built; you (formal) had built |
| noi | we had built |
| voi | you (plural) had built |
| loro | they had built |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I built |
| tu | you built |
| lui/lei | he/she built; you (formal) built |
| noi | we built |
| voi | you (plural) built |
| loro | they built |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had built (before the next past event) |
| tu | you had built (before the next past event) |
| lui/lei | he/she had built (before the next past event); you (formal) had built (before the next past event) |
| noi | we had built (before the next past event) |
| voi | you (plural) had built (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had built (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will build |
| tu | you will build |
| lui/lei | he/she will build; you (formal) will build |
| noi | we will build |
| voi | you (plural) will build |
| loro | they will build |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will have built |
| tu | you will have built |
| lui/lei | he/she will have built; you (formal) will have built |
| noi | we will have built |
| voi | you (plural) will have built |
| loro | they will have built |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would build |
| tu | you would build |
| lui/lei | he/she would build; you (formal) would build |
| noi | we would build |
| voi | you (plural) would build |
| loro | they would build |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would have built |
| tu | you would have built |
| lui/lei | he/she would have built; you (formal) would have built |
| noi | we would have built |
| voi | you (plural) would have built |
| loro | they would have built |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I build |
| tu | (that) you build |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she builds; (that) you (formal) build |
| noi | (that) we build |
| voi | (that) you (plural) build |
| loro | (that) they build |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I have built |
| tu | (that) you have built |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she has built; (that) you (formal) have built |
| noi | (that) we have built |
| voi | (that) you (plural) have built |
| loro | (that) they have built |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I built |
| tu | (that) you built |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she built; (that) you (formal) built |
| noi | (that) we built |
| voi | (that) you (plural) built |
| loro | (that) they built |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I had built |
| tu | (that) you had built |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she had built; (that) you (formal) had built |
| noi | (that) we had built |
| voi | (that) you (plural) had built |
| loro | (that) they had built |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | build! |
| lui/lei | build! (formal) |
| noi | let's build! |
| voi | build! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
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