Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Destrozar in Spanish
destrozar to destroy, to wreck Irregular Verb
At a glance: Destrozar (to destroy, to wreck) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: destrozo, destrozas, destroza, destrozamos, destrozáis, destrozan. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes z to c (destrocé); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (destroce).
- Past participle
- destrozado destroyed
- Gerund
- destrozando destroying
- Similar
- aniquilar, destruir
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Destrozar
- Destrozar in the Indicative Present
- Destrozar in the Indicative Preterite
- Destrozar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Destrozar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Destrozar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Destrozar in the Indicative Future
- Destrozar in the Indicative Conditional
- Destrozar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Destrozar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Destrozar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Destrozar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Destrozar
- Imperative tenses of Destrozar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
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Indicative tenses of Destrozar
Destrozar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of destrozar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “destrozo”, meaning “I destroy”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | destrozo | I destroy |
| Tú | destrozas | you destroy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destroza | s/he destroys |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destrozamos | we destroy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destrozáis | you (plural) destroy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destrozan | they destroy |
How it’s built: Regular: stem destroz- plus the -ar endings.
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Destrozar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of destrozar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “destrocé”, meaning “I destroyed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | destrocé | I destroyed |
| Tú | destrozaste | you destroyed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destrozó | s/he destroyed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destrozamos | we destroyed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destrozasteis | you (plural) destroyed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destrozaron | they destroyed |
How it’s built: Yo changes z to c (destrocé); the other forms are regular.
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Destrozar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of destrozar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “destrozaba”, meaning “I used to destroy”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | destrozaba | I used to destroy |
| Tú | destrozabas | you used to destroy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destrozaba | s/he used to destroy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destrozábamos | we used to destroy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destrozabais | you (plural) used to destroy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destrozaban | they used to destroy |
How it’s built: Regular: stem destroz- plus the -ar endings.
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Destrozar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of destrozar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy destrozando”, meaning “I am destroying”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy destrozando | I am destroying |
| Tú | estás destrozando | you are destroying |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está destrozando | s/he is destroying |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos destrozando | we are destroying |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis destrozando | you (plural) are destroying |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están destrozando | they are destroying |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund destrozando.
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Destrozar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of destrozar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a destrozar”, meaning “I am going to destroy”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a destrozar | I am going to destroy |
| Tú | vas a destrozar | you are going to destroy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a destrozar | s/he is going to destroy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a destrozar | we are going to destroy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a destrozar | you (plural) are going to destroy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a destrozar | they are going to destroy |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive destrozar.
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Destrozar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of destrozar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “destrozaré”, meaning “I will destroy”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | destrozaré | I will destroy |
| Tú | destrozarás | you will destroy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destrozará | s/he will destroy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destrozaremos | we will destroy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destrozaréis | you (plural) will destroy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destrozarán | they will destroy |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive destrozar plus the future endings.
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Destrozar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of destrozar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “destrozaría”, meaning “I would destroy”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | destrozaría | I would destroy |
| Tú | destrozarías | you would destroy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destrozaría | s/he would destroy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destrozaríamos | we would destroy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destrozaríais | you (plural) would destroy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destrozarían | they would destroy |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive destrozar plus the conditional endings.
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Destrozar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of destrozar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he destrozado”, meaning “I have destroyed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he destrozado | I have destroyed |
| Tú | has destrozado | you have destroyed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha destrozado | s/he has destroyed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos destrozado | we have destroyed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis destrozado | you (plural) have destroyed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han destrozado | they have destroyed |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle destrozado.
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Destrozar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of destrozar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había destrozado”, meaning “I had destroyed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había destrozado | I had destroyed |
| Tú | habías destrozado | you had destroyed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había destrozado | s/he had destroyed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos destrozado | we had destroyed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais destrozado | you (plural) had destroyed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían destrozado | they had destroyed |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle destrozado.
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Destrozar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of destrozar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré destrozado”, meaning “I will have destroyed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré destrozado | I will have destroyed |
| Tú | habrás destrozado | you will have destroyed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá destrozado | s/he will have destroyed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos destrozado | we will have destroyed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis destrozado | you (plural) will have destroyed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán destrozado | they will have destroyed |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle destrozado.
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Destrozar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of destrozar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría destrozado”, meaning “I would have destroyed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría destrozado | I would have destroyed |
| Tú | habrías destrozado | you would have destroyed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría destrozado | s/he would have destroyed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos destrozado | we would have destroyed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais destrozado | you (plural) would have destroyed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían destrozado | they would have destroyed |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle destrozado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Destrozar
Destrozar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “destroce”, meaning “I destroy”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | destroce | I destroy |
| Tú | destroces | you destroy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destroce | s/he destroys |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destrocemos | we destroy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destrocéis | you (plural) destroy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destrocen | they destroy |
How it’s built: Every form changes z to c (destroce, destroces, destroce, destrocemos, destrocéis, destrocen).
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Destrozar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “destrozara”, meaning “I destroyed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | destrozara | I destroyed |
| Tú | destrozaras | you destroyed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destrozara | s/he destroyed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destrozáramos | we destroyed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destrozarais | you (plural) destroyed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destrozaran | they destroyed |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, destrozaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (destrozáramos).
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Destrozar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “destrozare”, meaning “I will destroy”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | destrozare | I will destroy |
| Tú | destrozares | you will destroy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destrozare | s/he will destroy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destrozáremos | we will destroy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destrozareis | you (plural) will destroy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destrozaren | they will destroy |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, destrozaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (destrozáremos).
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Destrozar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya destrozado”, meaning “I have destroyed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya destrozado | I have destroyed |
| Tú | hayas destrozado | you have destroyed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya destrozado | s/he has destroyed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos destrozado | we have destroyed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis destrozado | you (plural) have destroyed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan destrozado | they have destroyed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle destrozado.
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Destrozar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera destrozado”, meaning “I had destroyed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera destrozado | I had destroyed |
| Tú | hubieras destrozado | you had destroyed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera destrozado | s/he had destroyed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos destrozado | we had destroyed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais destrozado | you (plural) had destroyed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran destrozado | they had destroyed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle destrozado.
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Destrozar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere destrozado”, meaning “I will have destroyed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere destrozado | I will have destroyed |
| Tú | hubieres destrozado | you will have destroyed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere destrozado | s/he will have destroyed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos destrozado | we will have destroyed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis destrozado | you (plural) will have destroyed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren destrozado | they will have destroyed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle destrozado.
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Imperative tenses of Destrozar
Destrozar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “destroce”, meaning “(to you formal) destroy!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | destroza | (to you) destroy! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destroce | (to you formal) destroy! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destrocemos | let's destroy! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destrozad | (to you plural) destroy! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destrocen | (to you plural formal) destroy! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (destroza); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (destroce, destrocemos, destrocen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (destrozad).
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Destrozar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no destroce”, meaning “(to you formal) don't destroy!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no destroces | (to you) don't destroy! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no destroce | (to you formal) don't destroy! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no destrocemos | let's not destroy! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no destrocéis | (to you plural) don't destroy! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no destrocen | (to you plural formal) don't destroy! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no destroces, no destroce, no destrocemos, no destrocéis, no destrocen.
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Frequently asked questions about Destrozar
Is destrozar a regular or irregular verb?
Destrozar is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes z to c (destrocé); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (destroce).
How do you conjugate destrozar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), destrozar is conjugated as: yo destrozo, tú destrozas, él/ella/usted destroza, nosotros destrozamos, vosotros destrozáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes destrozan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate destrozar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), destrozar is conjugated as: yo destrocé, tú destrozaste, él/ella/usted destrozó, nosotros destrozamos, vosotros destrozasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes destrozaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate destrozar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), destrozar is conjugated as: yo destrozaba, tú destrozabas, él/ella/usted destrozaba, nosotros destrozábamos, vosotros destrozabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes destrozaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate destrozar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), destrozar is conjugated as: yo destrozaré, tú destrozarás, él/ella/usted destrozará, nosotros destrozaremos, vosotros destrozaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes destrozarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate destrozar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), destrozar is conjugated as: yo destroce, tú destroces, él/ella/usted destroce, nosotros destrocemos, vosotros destrocéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes destrocen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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