French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | reconstruis | reconstruisais | reconstruirai | reconstruirais | reconstruise | reconstruisisse | ||
| tu | reconstruis | reconstruisais | reconstruiras | reconstruirais | reconstruises | reconstruisisses | ||
| il | reconstruit | reconstruisait | reconstruira | reconstruirait | reconstruise | reconstruisît | ||
| nous | reconstruisons | reconstruisions | reconstruirons | reconstruirions | reconstruisions | reconstruisissions | ||
| vous | reconstruisez | reconstruisiez | reconstruirez | reconstruiriez | reconstruisiez | reconstruisissiez | ||
| ils | reconstruisent | reconstruisaient | reconstruiront | reconstruiraient | reconstruisent | reconstruisissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai reconstruit | avais reconstruit | aurai reconstruit | aurais reconstruit | aie reconstruit | eusse reconstruit | ||
| tu | as reconstruit | avais reconstruit | auras reconstruit | aurais reconstruit | aies reconstruit | eusses reconstruit | ||
| il | a reconstruit | avait reconstruit | aura reconstruit | aurait reconstruit | ait reconstruit | eût reconstruit | ||
| nous | avons reconstruit | avions reconstruit | aurons reconstruit | aurions reconstruit | ayons reconstruit | eussions reconstruit | ||
| vous | avez reconstruit | aviez reconstruit | aurez reconstruit | auriez reconstruit | ayez reconstruit | eussiez reconstruit | ||
| ils | ont reconstruit | avaient reconstruit | auront reconstruit | auraient reconstruit | aient reconstruit | eussent reconstruit | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | reconstruisis | eus reconstruit | (tu) | reconstruis | Present | reconstruisant | ||
| tu | reconstruisis | eus reconstruit | (nous) | reconstruisons | Past | reconstruit | ||
| il | reconstruisit | eut reconstruit | (vous) | reconstruisez | Perfect | ayant reconstruit | ||
| nous | reconstruisîmes | eûmes reconstruit | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | reconstruisîtes | eûtes reconstruit | (tu) | aie reconstruit | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | reconstruisirent | eurent reconstruit | (nous) | ayons reconstruit | avoir reconstruit | |||
| (vous) | ayez reconstruit | |||||||
Reconstruire is an irregular -re verb.




The mountain of French verb conjugations you have to learn can be overwhelming – even just in the classroom where you have plenty of time to think about the correct response. Once you start talking to people in the real world, trying to figure out the appropriate verb conjugation can leave you speechless – literally. So what’s the solution? Learn, then practice, practice, practice!
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