build air castles in English

Forms: builds air castles [present, singular, third-person], building air castles [participle, present], built air castles [participle, past], built air castles [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|build<,,built> air castles}} build air castles (third-person singular simple present builds air castles, present participle building air castles, simple past and past participle built air castles)

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        "third-person"
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"build air castles" meaning in English

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