reconstruir Conditional Conjugation
reconstruir — to rebuild
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
reconstruir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use it to express what you 'would' rebuild under certain conditions or to make a polite suggestion about restoration.
Notes on reconstruir in the Conditional
Reconstruir is regular here. Like the future, it uses the whole infinitive as the stem.
Example Sentences
Yo reconstruiría el muro si tuviera los materiales.
I would rebuild the wall if I had the materials.
yo
¿Reconstruirían ustedes este edificio antiguo?
Would you all rebuild this old building?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros reconstruiríamos la relación con tiempo.
We would rebuild the relationship with time.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: reconstruiria
Correct: reconstruiría
Why: Don't forget the accent on the 'í' of the conditional endings.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: reconstruyo
Reconstruir adds a 'y' before endings in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: reconstruyo, reconstruyes, reconstruye, reconstruyen.
Preterite
yo: reconstruí
The preterite features a 'y' in the third-person forms and accents on almost all endings: reconstruí, reconstruyó, reconstruyeron.
Imperfect
yo: reconstruía
Reconstruir is regular in the imperfect: reconstruía, reconstruías, reconstruía, reconstruíamos, reconstruíais, reconstruían.
Future
yo: reconstruiré
The future tense is regular: add the endings to the full infinitive (reconstruiré, reconstruirás, etc.).
Present Subjunctive
yo: reconstruya
The present subjunctive uses the 'y' stem from the 'yo' form: reconstruya, reconstruyas, reconstruya...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: reconstruyera
The imperfect subjunctive is based on the preterite 'ellos' form: reconstruyera, reconstruyeras, reconstruyera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: reconstruye
Use 'reconstruye' (tú) or 'reconstruya' (usted) to give direct orders to fix or restore something.
Negative Imperative
yo: no reconstruyas
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive forms: no reconstruyas, no reconstruya.