Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | destrozo | |
| tú | destrozas | |
| él / ella / usted | destroza | |
| nosotros / nosotras | destrozamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | destrozáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | destrozan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | destrocé | |
| tú | destrozaste | |
| él / ella / usted | destrozó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | destrozamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | destrozasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | destrozaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | destrozaba | |
| tú | destrozabas | |
| él / ella / usted | destrozaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | destrozábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | destrozabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | destrozaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | destrozaré | |
| tú | destrozarás | |
| él / ella / usted | destrozará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | destrozaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | destrozaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | destrozarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | destrozaría | |
| tú | destrozarías | |
| él / ella / usted | destrozaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | destrozaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | destrozaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | destrozarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | destroce | |
| tú | destroces | |
| él / ella / usted | destroce | |
| nosotros / nosotras | destrocemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | destrocéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | destrocen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to destroy, to break
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Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations