строили

built, were building, made, were making

s t r o ɪ lʲ ɪ → строить
строи build, construct + ли Past plural
verb · plural, past tense Rare #42,332
built, were building
RU: Мы строили дом за городом.
EN: We were building a house outside the city.
made, were making
RU: Они строили планы на лето.
EN: They were making plans for the summer.
Conjugation of строить
Indicative past
строили

Они строили планы.

They made plans.

Правда, здесь что-то строили.

True, they were building something here.

— Зачётный препод (2013)

Мы строили этот город.

We built this city.

Похоже, лодки они строили лучше Криса Маркофферсона, но работали осторожнее.

It seems they built boats better than Chris Markofferson did, but worked more carefully.