reconstruir Negative Imperative Conjugation
reconstruir — to rebuild
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive forms: no reconstruyas, no reconstruya.
reconstruir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to restore or rebuild something, perhaps because it is unsafe or unnecessary.
Notes on reconstruir in the Negative Imperative
All forms follow the present subjunctive and include the 'y' spelling change.
Example Sentences
No reconstruyas ese edificio, es peligroso.
Don't rebuild that building; it's dangerous.
tú
No reconstruyan el puente todavía.
Don't rebuild the bridge yet.
No reconstruyáis la escena sin permiso.
Don't (you guys) reconstruct the scene without permission.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no reconstruye
Correct: no reconstruyas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive, not the 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...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: reconstruye
Use 'reconstruye' (tú) or 'reconstruya' (usted) to give direct orders to fix or restore something.