reconstruir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
reconstruir — to rebuild
Use 'reconstruye' (tú) or 'reconstruya' (usted) to give direct orders to fix or restore something.
reconstruir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use for commands, instructions on a project, or encouraging someone to rebuild their life or a structure.
Notes on reconstruir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form matches the present indicative third-person (reconstruye). The other forms use the 'y' from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Reconstruye tu futuro con educación.
Rebuild your future with education.
tú
Reconstruyan el muro antes del invierno.
Rebuild the wall before winter.
Reconstruyamos nuestra confianza poco a poco.
Let's rebuild our trust little by little.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: reconstrui
Correct: reconstruye
Why: The informal 'tú' command should match the third-person singular present indicative.
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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.).
Conditional
yo: reconstruiría
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
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...
Negative Imperative
yo: no reconstruyas
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive forms: no reconstruyas, no reconstruya.