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Both "construía" and "construyó" are forms of "construir", which is often translated as "to build". Learn more about "construir" below.
construir(
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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. to build
Están construyendo una casa allí.They're building a house there.
a. to construct
Para construir una oración completa, tienes que identificar el sujeto y el verbo.To construct a full sentence, you must identify the subject and the verb.
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