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.
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.