Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | destruyo | |
| tú | destruyes | |
| él / ella / usted | destruye | |
| nosotros / nosotras | destruimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | destruís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | destruyen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | destruí | |
| tú | destruiste | |
| él / ella / usted | destruyó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | destruimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | destruisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | destruyeron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | destruía | |
| tú | destruías | |
| él / ella / usted | destruía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | destruíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | destruíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | destruían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | destruiré | |
| tú | destruirás | |
| él / ella / usted | destruirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | destruiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | destruiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | destruirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | destruiría | |
| tú | destruirías | |
| él / ella / usted | destruiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | destruiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | destruiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | destruirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | destruya | |
| tú | destruyas | |
| él / ella / usted | destruya | |
| nosotros / nosotras | destruyamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | destruyáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | destruyan |
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
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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