How to conjugate construir in Spanish

construir in Spanish means to build;

construir is a regular verb. That means this verb does follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. 

Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb construir so you can use it comfortably in all tenses. 

construir in the Present Tense

The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now. 

The verb construir is regular in the present tense. 

The verb construir is what we call an -ir verb. -ir verbs are verbs that end in -ir. Regular -ir verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ir
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review -ir verbs watch my -ir verbs video: 

Just in case you need to review conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb construir in the indicative present tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconstruoI build
construesyou build
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)construehe/she builds, you (formal) builds
Nosotros (as)construimoswe build
Vosotros (as)construísyou (plural) Spain build
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)construenthey build, you (plural) build

construir in the Preterite Tense

The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame.  More on the Preterite Tense Here

Things to remember: 

  1. The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end. 
  2. The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.

The verb construir is Regular in the preterite. That means it does follow the pattern of regular -ir verbs in the preterite. To review -ir verbs watch my -ir verbs video:  Preterite tense er & ir Verbs Spanish- [FREE PDF Handout] Spanish Past Tense (2020)

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb construir in the preterite tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconstruíI built
construisteyou built
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)construióhe/she built, you (formal) built
Nosotros (as)construimoswe built
Vosotros (as)construisteisyou (plural) Spain built
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)construieronthey built, you (plural) built

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:

la semana pasadalast week
el mes pasadolast month
el fin de semana pasadolast weekend
el año pasadolast year
ayer yesterday 
anteayerthe day before yesterday
anoche last night

construir in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end. 

The verb construir is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb construir is what we call an -ir verb. -ir verbs are verbs that end in -ir. Regular -ir verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ir
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review how to conjugate -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb construir in the imperfect tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconstruíaI used to build
construíasyou used to build
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)construíahe/she used to build, you (formal) used to build
Nosotros (as)construíamoswe used to build
Vosotros (as)construíaisyou (plural) Spain used to build
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)construíanthey used to build, you (plural) used to build

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:

a menudooften
usualmenteusually
todos los díasevery day
todos los mesesevery month
todos los añosevery year
casi siemprealmost always
a vecessometimes
de niño/niñaas a child …
siempre always
normalmente normally

construir in the Future Tense

The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future. 

The verb construir is regular in the future tense. 

To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb construir is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.  

The verb construir is what we call an -ir verb. -ir verbs are verbs that end in -ir. To conjugate construir in the future, follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case construir.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 
Yoiré
irás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) irá
Nosotros (as)iremos
Vosotros (as)iréis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)irán

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb construir using the future tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconstruiréI will build
construirásyou will build
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)construiráhe/she will build, you (formal) will build
Nosotros (as)construiremoswe will build
Vosotros (as)construiréisyou (plural) Spain will build
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)construiránthey will build, you (plural) will build

construir in the Informal Future Tense

The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive. 

The verb construir is regular in the informal future tense. 

Follow this rule:

  1. Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated).  Example : Yo voy a construir 

The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:

Yovoy
vas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) va
Nosotros (as)vamos
Vosotros (as)vais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van

To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb construir using the informal future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a construirI will abandon
vas a construiryou will abandon
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)va a construirhe/she will abandon, you (formal) will abandon
Nosotros (as)vamos a construirwe will abandon
Vosotros (as)vais a construiryou (plural) Spain will abandon
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van a construirthey will abandon, you (plural) will abandon

construir in the Present Progressive Tense.

The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment. 

The verb construir is regular in the present progressive tense. 

The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb). 

To form the present participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ir, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ando for -ar verbs
  4. Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs

The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:

Yoestoy
estás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) está
Nosotros (as)estamos
Vosotros (as)estáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están

The present participle of the verb construir is: abandonando

To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video 

Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb construir using the present progressive:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy construiendoI am buildging
estás construiendoyou are buildging
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)está construiendohe/she is buildging, you (formal) are buildging
Nosotros (as)estamos construiendowe are buildging
Vosotros (as)estáis construiendoyou (plural) Spain are buildging
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están construiendothey are buildging, you (plural) are buildging

construir in the Conditional Tense

The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability. 

The verb construir is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb construir is what we call an -ir verb. -ir verbs are verbs that end in -ir. To conjugate construir in the conditional tense follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case construir.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb: 

Yoía
ías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ía
Nosotros (as)íamos
Vosotros (as)íais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ían

The infinitive of the verb construir is construir

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb construir using the conditional tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconstruíaI would build
construíasyou would build
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)construíahe/she would build, you (formal) would build
Nosotros (as)construíamoswe would build
Vosotros (as)construíaisyou (plural) Spain would build
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)construíanthey would build, you (plural)would build

construir in the Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives. 

The verb construir is regular in the Present Perfect tense. 

To form the present perfect tense, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb. 

The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:

Yohe
has
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ha
Nosotros (as)hemos
Vosotros (as)habéis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb construir in the present perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe construidoI have built
has construidoyou have built
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)ha construidohe/she have built, you (formal) have built
Nosotros (as)hemos construidowe have built
Vosotros (as)habéis construidoyou (plural) Spain have built
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han construidothey have built, you (plural) have built

construir in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto) 

The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories. 

The verb construir is regular in the past perfect tense. 

To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:

Yohabía
habías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) había
Nosotros (as)habíamos
Vosotros (as)habíais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habían

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case construir

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb construir in the past perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía construidoI had built
habías construidoyou had built
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)había construidohe/she had built, you (formal) had built
Nosotros (as)habíamos construidowe had built
Vosotros (as)habíais construidoyou (plural) Spain had built
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habíain construidothey had built, you (plural) had built

construir in the Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.

The verb construir is regular in the future perfect tense. 

To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:

Yohabré
habrás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habrá
Nosotros (as)habremos
Vosotros (as)habréis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case construir. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb construir in the future perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré construidoI will have built
habrás construidoyou will have built
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habrá construidohe/she will have built, you (formal) will have built
Nosotros (as)habremos construidowe will have built
Vosotros (as)habréis construidoyou (plural) Spain will have built
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán construidothey will have built, you (plural) will have built

construir in the Conditional Perfect Tense

The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if … 

The verb construir is regular in the conditional perfect tense. 

To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.

The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:

Yohabría
habrías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habría
Nosotros (as)habríamos
Vosotros (as)habríais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían

 Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case construir. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb construir in the conditional perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría construidoI would have built
habrías construidoyou would have built
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habría construidohe/she would have built, you (formal) would have built
Nosotros (as)habríamos construidowe would have built
Vosotros (as)habríais construidoyou (plural) Spain will would built
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían construidothey would have built, you (plural) would have built

construir in the Subjunctive Present Tense

The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real. 

The verb construir is Regular in the subjunctive present form. 

To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.

Subjunctive present endings for -ar:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs: 

Yoa
as
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) as
Nosotros (as)amos
Vosotros (as)áis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)an

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb construir in the subjunctive present:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconstruaI may build
construasyou may build
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)construahe/she may build, you (formal) may build
Nosotros (as)construamoswe may build
Vosotros (as)construáisyou (plural) Spain may build
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)construanthey may build, you (plural) may build

construir in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense

The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request. 

The verb construir is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -iron or -ieron and add a new ending. 

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:

Yoiera
ieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iera
Nosotros (as)iéramos
Vosotros (as)ierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:

Yoiese
ieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iese
Nosotros (as)iésemos
Vosotros (as)ieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)iesen

Here are the steps in action:

  1. construir
  1. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: construir – construieron
  1. Now remove -ieron and you are left with construie
  1. Then, add a new ending.

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb construir in the subjunctive imperfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconstruieraI might build
construierasyou might build
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)construierahe/she might build, you (formal) might build
Nosotros (as)construiéramoswe might build
Vosotros (as)construieraisyou (plural) Spain might build
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)construieranthey might build, you (plural) might build

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconstruiríaI might build
construiríasyou might build
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)construiríahe/she might build, you (formal) might build
Nosotros (as)construiríamoswe might build
Vosotros (as)construiríaisyou (plural) Spain might build
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)construiríanthey might build, you (plural) might build

construir in the Subjunctive Future Tense

The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.

The verb construir is regular in the subjunctive future tense. 

To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).

Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like construir the endings are:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos (accent on á of the stem)
Vosotros (as)eis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieren

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb construir in the subjunctive future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoconstruiereI will build
construieresyou will build
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)construierehe/she will build, you (formal) will build
Nosotros (as)construiéremoswe will build
Vosotros (as)construiereisyou (plural) Spain will build
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)construierenthey will build, you (plural) will build

construir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense

The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future. 

The verb construir is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:

Yohaya
hayas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) haya
Nosotros (as)hayamos
Vosotros (as)hayáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan

The past participle of the verb construir is: construido

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb construir in the subjunctive present perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya construidoI may have built
hayas construidoyou may have built
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)haya construidohe/she may have built, you (formal) may have built
Nosotros (as)hayamos construidowe may have built
Vosotros (as)hayáis construidoyou (plural) Spain may have built
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan construidothey may have built, you (plural) may have built

construir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)

The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions. 

The verb construir is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:

Yohubiera
hubieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiera
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos
Vosotros (as)hubierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran

The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:

Yohubiese
hubieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiese
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos
Vosotros (as)hubieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to construir:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (construir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (constru)
  3. Add -ido for -ir verbs  = (construido)

The past participle of the verb construir is construido.

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb construir in the subjunctive past perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiese construidoI might have built
hubieses construidoyou might have built
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiese construidohe/she might have built, you (formal) might have built
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos construidowe might have built
Vosotros (as)hubiésemos construidoyou (plural) Spain might have built
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen construidothey might have built, you (plural) might have built

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera construidoI might have built
hubieras construidoyou might have built
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiera construidohe/she might have built, you (formal) might have built
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos construidowe might have built
Vosotros (as)hubierais construidoyou (plural) Spain might have built
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran construidothey might have built, you (plural) might have built

construir as an Imperative Affirmative Command

The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

construir is Regular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:

  1. Find the form of the verb in the present tense. 
  2. Take off the “s
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. 

Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.

For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb construir  would be construe

Let’s see the process:

  1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (construes)
  2. Take off the “s”.  (construe)
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.  (construe)

To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
!construe!build!
Usted (Ud.)!construa!build!
Nosotros (as)!construamos!build!
Vosotros (as)!construid!build!
Ustedes (Uds.)!construan!build!

construir as an Imperative Negative Command

The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

construir is Regular when forming Imperative Negative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:

  1. Start with No
  2. Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense. 
  3. Take off the “o
  4. Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s an -er or -ir verb.

To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡no construas!Don’t build!
Usted (Ud.)¡no construa!Don’t build!
Nosotros (as)¡no construamos!Don’t build!
Vosotros (as)¡no construáis!Don’t build!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡no construan!Don’t build!

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