Ella Verbsreconstruir to reconstruct, to rebuild Irregular Verb
At a glance: Reconstruir (to reconstruct, to rebuild) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: reconstruyo, reconstruyes, reconstruye, reconstruimos, reconstruís, reconstruyen. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos add a y (reconstruyo, reconstruyes, reconstruye, reconstruyen); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (reconstruyó), subjunctive and gerund (reconstruyendo).

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The Indicative Present of reconstruir is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “reconstruyo”, meaning “I reconstruct”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | reconstruyo | I reconstruct |
| Tú | reconstruyes | you reconstruct |
| Ella / Él / Usted | reconstruye | s/he reconstructs |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | reconstruimos | we reconstruct |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | reconstruís | you (plural) reconstruct |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | reconstruyen | they reconstruct |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos add a y (reconstruyo, reconstruyes, reconstruye, reconstruyen); nosotros and vosotros are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Preterite of reconstruir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “reconstruí”, meaning “I reconstructed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | reconstruí | I reconstructed |
| Tú | reconstruiste | you reconstructed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | reconstruyó | s/he reconstructed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | reconstruimos | we reconstructed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | reconstruisteis | you (plural) reconstructed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | reconstruyeron | they reconstructed |
How it’s built: Ella/Él and ellas/ellos change i to y (reconstruyó, reconstruyeron); the other forms are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of reconstruir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “reconstruía”, meaning “I used to reconstruct”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | reconstruía | I used to reconstruct |
| Tú | reconstruías | you used to reconstruct |
| Ella / Él / Usted | reconstruía | s/he used to reconstruct |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | reconstruíamos | we used to reconstruct |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | reconstruíais | you (plural) used to reconstruct |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | reconstruían | they used to reconstruct |
How it’s built: Regular: stem reconstru- plus the -ir endings.
The Indicative Present Continuous of reconstruir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy reconstruyendo”, meaning “I am reconstructing”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy reconstruyendo | I am reconstructing |
| Tú | estás reconstruyendo | you are reconstructing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está reconstruyendo | s/he is reconstructing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos reconstruyendo | we are reconstructing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis reconstruyendo | you (plural) are reconstructing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están reconstruyendo | they are reconstructing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the irregular gerund reconstruyendo.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Informal Future of reconstruir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a reconstruir”, meaning “I am going to reconstruct”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a reconstruir | I am going to reconstruct |
| Tú | vas a reconstruir | you are going to reconstruct |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a reconstruir | s/he is going to reconstruct |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a reconstruir | we are going to reconstruct |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a reconstruir | you (plural) are going to reconstruct |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a reconstruir | they are going to reconstruct |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive reconstruir.
The Indicative Future of reconstruir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “reconstruiré”, meaning “I will reconstruct”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | reconstruiré | I will reconstruct |
| Tú | reconstruirás | you will reconstruct |
| Ella / Él / Usted | reconstruirá | s/he will reconstruct |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | reconstruiremos | we will reconstruct |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | reconstruiréis | you (plural) will reconstruct |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | reconstruirán | they will reconstruct |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive reconstruir plus the future endings.
The Indicative Conditional of reconstruir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “reconstruiría”, meaning “I would reconstruct”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | reconstruiría | I would reconstruct |
| Tú | reconstruirías | you would reconstruct |
| Ella / Él / Usted | reconstruiría | s/he would reconstruct |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | reconstruiríamos | we would reconstruct |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | reconstruiríais | you (plural) would reconstruct |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | reconstruirían | they would reconstruct |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive reconstruir plus the conditional endings.
The Indicative Present Perfect of reconstruir is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he reconstruido”, meaning “I have reconstructed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he reconstruido | I have reconstructed |
| Tú | has reconstruido | you have reconstructed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha reconstruido | s/he has reconstructed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos reconstruido | we have reconstructed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis reconstruido | you (plural) have reconstructed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han reconstruido | they have reconstructed |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle reconstruido.
The Indicative Past Perfect of reconstruir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había reconstruido”, meaning “I had reconstructed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había reconstruido | I had reconstructed |
| Tú | habías reconstruido | you had reconstructed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había reconstruido | s/he had reconstructed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos reconstruido | we had reconstructed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais reconstruido | you (plural) had reconstructed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían reconstruido | they had reconstructed |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle reconstruido.
The Indicative Future Perfect of reconstruir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré reconstruido”, meaning “I will have reconstructed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré reconstruido | I will have reconstructed |
| Tú | habrás reconstruido | you will have reconstructed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá reconstruido | s/he will have reconstructed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos reconstruido | we will have reconstructed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis reconstruido | you (plural) will have reconstructed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán reconstruido | they will have reconstructed |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle reconstruido.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of reconstruir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría reconstruido”, meaning “I would have reconstructed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría reconstruido | I would have reconstructed |
| Tú | habrías reconstruido | you would have reconstructed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría reconstruido | s/he would have reconstructed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos reconstruido | we would have reconstructed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais reconstruido | you (plural) would have reconstructed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían reconstruido | they would have reconstructed |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle reconstruido.
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The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “reconstruya”, meaning “I reconstruct”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | reconstruya | I reconstruct |
| Tú | reconstruyas | you reconstruct |
| Ella / Él / Usted | reconstruya | s/he reconstructs |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | reconstruyamos | we reconstruct |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | reconstruyáis | you (plural) reconstruct |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | reconstruyan | they reconstruct |
How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, reconstruyo (reconstruya, reconstruyas, reconstruya, reconstruyamos, reconstruyáis, reconstruyan).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “reconstruyera”, meaning “I reconstructed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | reconstruyera | I reconstructed |
| Tú | reconstruyeras | you reconstructed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | reconstruyera | s/he reconstructed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | reconstruyéramos | we reconstructed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | reconstruyerais | you (plural) reconstructed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | reconstruyeran | they reconstructed |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, reconstruyeron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (reconstruyéramos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “reconstruyere”, meaning “I will reconstruct”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | reconstruyere | I will reconstruct |
| Tú | reconstruyeres | you will reconstruct |
| Ella / Él / Usted | reconstruyere | s/he will reconstruct |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | reconstruyéremos | we will reconstruct |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | reconstruyereis | you (plural) will reconstruct |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | reconstruyeren | they will reconstruct |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, reconstruyeron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (reconstruyéremos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya reconstruido”, meaning “I have reconstructed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya reconstruido | I have reconstructed |
| Tú | hayas reconstruido | you have reconstructed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya reconstruido | s/he has reconstructed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos reconstruido | we have reconstructed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis reconstruido | you (plural) have reconstructed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan reconstruido | they have reconstructed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle reconstruido.
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera reconstruido”, meaning “I had reconstructed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera reconstruido | I had reconstructed |
| Tú | hubieras reconstruido | you had reconstructed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera reconstruido | s/he had reconstructed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos reconstruido | we had reconstructed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais reconstruido | you (plural) had reconstructed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran reconstruido | they had reconstructed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle reconstruido.
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere reconstruido”, meaning “I will have reconstructed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere reconstruido | I will have reconstructed |
| Tú | hubieres reconstruido | you will have reconstructed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere reconstruido | s/he will have reconstructed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos reconstruido | we will have reconstructed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis reconstruido | you (plural) will have reconstructed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren reconstruido | they will have reconstructed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle reconstruido.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “reconstruya”, meaning “(to you formal) reconstruct!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | reconstruye | (to you) reconstruct! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | reconstruya | (to you formal) reconstruct! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | reconstruyamos | let's reconstruct! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | reconstruid | (to you plural) reconstruct! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | reconstruyan | (to you plural formal) reconstruct! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (reconstruye); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (reconstruya, reconstruyamos, reconstruyan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (reconstruid).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no reconstruya”, meaning “(to you formal) don't reconstruct!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no reconstruyas | (to you) don't reconstruct! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no reconstruya | (to you formal) don't reconstruct! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no reconstruyamos | let's not reconstruct! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no reconstruyáis | (to you plural) don't reconstruct! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no reconstruyan | (to you plural formal) don't reconstruct! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no reconstruyas, no reconstruya, no reconstruyamos, no reconstruyáis, no reconstruyan.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Reconstruir is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos add a y (reconstruyo, reconstruyes, reconstruye, reconstruyen); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (reconstruyó), subjunctive and gerund (reconstruyendo).
In the present tense (presente), reconstruir is conjugated as: yo reconstruyo, tú reconstruyes, él/ella/usted reconstruye, nosotros reconstruimos, vosotros reconstruís, ellos/ellas/ustedes reconstruyen. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), reconstruir is conjugated as: yo reconstruí, tú reconstruiste, él/ella/usted reconstruyó, nosotros reconstruimos, vosotros reconstruisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes reconstruyeron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), reconstruir is conjugated as: yo reconstruía, tú reconstruías, él/ella/usted reconstruía, nosotros reconstruíamos, vosotros reconstruíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes reconstruían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), reconstruir is conjugated as: yo reconstruiré, tú reconstruirás, él/ella/usted reconstruirá, nosotros reconstruiremos, vosotros reconstruiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes reconstruirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), reconstruir is conjugated as: yo reconstruya, tú reconstruyas, él/ella/usted reconstruya, nosotros reconstruyamos, vosotros reconstruyáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes reconstruyan. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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