Key facts

Reconstruire

To rebuild · to rebuild/to reconstruct

B2Irregular
Stem
reconstrui
Past participle
reconstruit

Examples

Je reconstruis le mur.

I am rebuilding the wall.

Il ne reconstruit pas ça.

He isn't rebuilding that.

Nous reconstruisions.

We were rebuilding.

Nous avons reconstruit.

We rebuilt.

This verb is highly irregular. Prioritize repetition and active recall.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 3
Jereconstruis
Irebuild
Tureconstruis
Yourebuild
Ilreconstruit
Herebuilds
Nousreconstruisons
Werebuild
Vousreconstruisez
Yourebuild
Ilsreconstruisent
Theyrebuild

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais reconstruire
Iam going to rebuild
Tuvas reconstruire
Youare going to rebuild
Ilva reconstruire
Heis going to rebuild
Nousallons reconstruire
Weare going to rebuild
Vousallez reconstruire
Youare going to rebuild
Ilsvont reconstruire
Theyare going to rebuild

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de reconstruire
Ihave just rebuilt
Tuviens de reconstruire
Youhave just rebuilt
Ilvient de reconstruire
Hehas just rebuilt
Nousvenons de reconstruire
Wehave just rebuilt
Vousvenez de reconstruire
Youhave just rebuilt
Ilsviennent de reconstruire
Theyhave just rebuilt

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai reconstruit
Ihave rebuilt
Tuas reconstruit
Youhave rebuilt
Ila reconstruit
Hehas rebuilt
Nousavons reconstruit
Wehave rebuilt
Vousavez reconstruit
Youhave rebuilt
Ilsont reconstruit
Theyhave rebuilt

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jereconstruirais
Iwould rebuild
Tureconstruirais
Youwould rebuild
Ilreconstruirait
Hewould rebuild
Nousreconstruirions
Wewould rebuild
Vousreconstruiriez
Youwould rebuild
Ilsreconstruiraient
Theywould rebuild

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jereconstruirai
Iwill rebuild
Tureconstruiras
Youwill rebuild
Ilreconstruira
Hewill rebuild
Nousreconstruirons
Wewill rebuild
Vousreconstruirez
Youwill rebuild
Ilsreconstruiront
Theywill rebuild

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jereconstruisais
Iwas rebuilding
Tureconstruisais
Youwere rebuilding
Ilreconstruisait
Hewas rebuilding
Nousreconstruisions
Were rebuilding
Vousreconstruisiez
Youwere rebuilding
Ilsreconstruisaient
Theywere rebuilding

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)reconstruis
Yourebuild
(Nous)reconstruisons
Werebuild
(Vous)reconstruisez
Yourebuild

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

reconstruisant
rebuilding

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en reconstruisant
rebuilding

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