construire
to buildIrregularਇਹ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਨਿਯਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੰਨਦੀ — ਹਰ ਰੂਪ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | construissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai construit | construisaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais construire | construiraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | construissounds the same as another form in this tense | as construitsounds the same as another form in this tense | construisaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas construiresounds the same as another form in this tense | construirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | construitsounds the same as another form in this tense | a construitsounds the same as another form in this tense | construisaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va construiresounds the same as another form in this tense | construirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | construisons | avons construit | construisions | allons construire | construironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | construisez | avez construit | construisiez | allez construire | construirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | construisent | ont construit | construisaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont construire | construirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. construis covers both "I build" and "I am building" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and construit does not — ai construit.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so construisons gives you construisais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; construire never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on construir-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
Three more forms worth knowing
Not among the five TEF/TCF-scored tenses above, but common past A1–A2.
Passé récentjust happened
| je | viens de construire |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de construire |
| il/elle | vient de construire |
| nous | venons de construire |
| vous | venez de construire |
| ils/elles | viennent de construire |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | construis |
|---|---|
| nous | construisons |
| vous | construisez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en construisant
What this table tells you about construire
The past participle is construit, and it takes avoir in the passé composé — so it never changes shape, whoever the subject is. No agreement to remember here.
The futur simple is built on construir-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In the present, je, tu and il/elle are one sound: construis, construit — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous, vous and ils/elles carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know construisons you already know construisais, construisait and construisaient. Futur proche keeps construire untouched.