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How to conjugate Destruir in Spanish

To destroy Irregular Verb

At a glance: Destruir (to destroy) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: destruyo, destruyes, destruye, destruimos, destruís, destruyen. Its irregularities include: Add y in the gerundio, indicative present (except nosotras and vosotras), indicative preterite (just the 3rd person singular and plural) and as a result: the subjunctive present, subjunctive imperfect and imperatives.

Introduction

Destruir is the Spanish verb for "to destroy". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Similar verbs to destruir include: aniquilar, destrozar.

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitivedestruirto destroy
Past participledestruidodestroyed
Gerunddestruyendodestroying
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Indicative Tenses of Destruir

Destruir in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of destruir 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, "destruyo", meaning "I destroy".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yodestruyo I destroy
destruyes you destroy
Ella / Él / Usteddestruye s/he destroys
Nosotras / Nosotrosdestruimoswe destroy
Vosotras / Vosotrosdestruísyou (plural) destroy
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdestruyen they destroy

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Destruir in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of destruir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "destruí", meaning "I destroyed".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodestruíI destroyed
destruisteyou destroyed
Ella / Él / Usteddestruyó s/he destroyed
Nosotras / Nosotrosdestruimoswe destroyed
Vosotras / Vosotrosdestruisteisyou (plural) destroyed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdestruyeron they destroyed

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Destruir in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of destruir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "destruía", meaning "I used to destroy".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodestruíaI used to destroy
destruíasyou used to destroy
Ella / Él / Usteddestruías/he used to destroy
Nosotras / Nosotrosdestruíamoswe used to destroy
Vosotras / Vosotrosdestruíaisyou (plural) used to destroy
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdestruíanthey used to destroy

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Destruir in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of destruir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy destruyendo", meaning "I am destroying".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy destruyendo I am destroying
estás destruyendo you are destroying
Ella / Él / Ustedestá destruyendo s/he is destroying
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos destruyendo we are destroying
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis destruyendo you (plural) are destroying
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán destruyendo they are destroying

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Destruir in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of destruir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a destruir", meaning "I am going to destroy".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a destruirI am going to destroy
vas a destruiryou are going to destroy
Ella / Él / Ustedva a destruirs/he is going to destroy
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a destruirwe are going to destroy
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a destruiryou (plural) are going to destroy
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a destruirthey are going to destroy

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Destruir in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of destruir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "destruiré", meaning "I will destroy".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodestruiréI will destroy
destruirásyou will destroy
Ella / Él / Usteddestruirás/he will destroy
Nosotras / Nosotrosdestruiremoswe will destroy
Vosotras / Vosotrosdestruiréisyou (plural) will destroy
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdestruiránthey will destroy

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Destruir in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of destruir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "destruiría", meaning "I would destroy".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodestruiríaI would destroy
destruiríasyou would destroy
Ella / Él / Usteddestruirías/he would destroy
Nosotras / Nosotrosdestruiríamoswe would destroy
Vosotras / Vosotrosdestruiríaisyou (plural) would destroy
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdestruiríanthey would destroy

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Destruir in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of destruir 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 destruido", meaning "I have destroyed".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe destruidoI have destroyed
has destruidoyou have destroyed
Ella / Él / Ustedha destruidos/he has destroyed
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos destruidowe have destroyed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis destruidoyou (plural) have destroyed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan destruidothey have destroyed

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Destruir in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of destruir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había destruido", meaning "I had destroyed".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía destruidoI had destroyed
habías destruidoyou had destroyed
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía destruidos/he had destroyed
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos destruidowe had destroyed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais destruidoyou (plural) had destroyed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían destruidothey had destroyed

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Destruir in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of destruir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré destruido", meaning "I will have destroyed".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré destruidoI will have destroyed
habrás destruidoyou will have destroyed
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá destruidos/he will have destroyed
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos destruidowe will have destroyed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis destruidoyou (plural) will have destroyed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán destruidothey will have destroyed

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Destruir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of destruir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría destruido", meaning "I would have destroyed".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría destruidoI would have destroyed
habrías destruidoyou would have destroyed
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría destruidos/he would have destroyed
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos destruidowe would have destroyed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais destruidoyou (plural) would have destroyed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían destruidothey would have destroyed

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Subjunctive Tenses of Destruir

Destruir 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, "destruya", meaning "I destroy".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yodestruya I destroy
destruyas you destroy
Ella / Él / Usteddestruya s/he destroys
Nosotras / Nosotrosdestruyamos we destroy
Vosotras / Vosotrosdestruyáis you (plural) destroy
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdestruyan they destroy

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Destruir 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, "destruyera", meaning "I destroyed".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yodestruyera I destroyed
destruyeras you destroyed
Ella / Él / Usteddestruyera s/he destroyed
Nosotras / Nosotrosdestruyéramos we destroyed
Vosotras / Vosotrosdestruyerais you (plural) destroyed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdestruyeran they destroyed

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Destruir 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, "destruyere", meaning "I will destroy".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yodestruyere I will destroy
destruyeres you will destroy
Ella / Él / Usteddestruyere s/he will destroy
Nosotras / Nosotrosdestruyéremos we will destroy
Vosotras / Vosotrosdestruyereis you (plural) will destroy
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdestruyeren they will destroy

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Destruir 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 destruido", meaning "I have destroyed".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya destruidoI have destroyed
hayas destruidoyou have destroyed
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya destruidos/he has destroyed
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos destruidowe have destroyed
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis destruidoyou (plural) have destroyed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan destruidothey have destroyed

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Destruir 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 destruido", meaning "I had destroyed".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera destruidoI had destroyed
hubieras destruidoyou had destroyed
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera destruidos/he had destroyed
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos destruidowe had destroyed
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais destruidoyou (plural) had destroyed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran destruidothey had destroyed

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Destruir 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 destruido", meaning "I will have destroyed".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere destruidoI will have destroyed
hubieres destruidoyou will have destroyed
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere destruidos/he will have destroyed
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos destruidowe will have destroyed
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis destruidoyou (plural) will have destroyed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren destruidothey will have destroyed

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Imperative Tenses of Destruir

Destruir in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "destruya", meaning "(to you formal) destroy!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
destruye (to you) destroy!
Ella / Él / Usteddestruya (to you formal) destroy!
Nosotras / Nosotrosdestruyamos let's destroy!
Vosotras / Vosotrosdestruid(to you plural) destroy!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdestruyan (to you plural formal) destroy!

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Destruir in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no destruya", meaning "(to you formal) don't destroy!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no destruyas (to you) don't destroy!
Ella / Él / Ustedno destruya (to you formal) don't destroy!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno destruyamos let's not destroy!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno destruyáis (to you plural) don't destroy!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno destruyan (to you plural formal) don't destroy!

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Frequently asked questions about Destruir

Is destruir a regular or irregular verb?

Destruir is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: Add y in the gerundio, indicative present (except nosotras and vosotras), indicative preterite (just the 3rd person singular and plural) and as a result: the subjunctive present, subjunctive imperfect and imperatives.

How do you conjugate destruir in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), destruir is conjugated as: yo destruyo, tú destruyes, él/ella/usted destruye, nosotros destruimos, vosotros destruís, ellos/ellas/ustedes destruyen. 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 destruir in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), destruir is conjugated as: yo destruí, tú destruiste, él/ella/usted destruyó, nosotros destruimos, vosotros destruisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes destruyeron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate destruir in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), destruir is conjugated as: yo destruía, tú destruías, él/ella/usted destruía, nosotros destruíamos, vosotros destruíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes destruían. 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 destruir in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), destruir is conjugated as: yo destruiré, tú destruirás, él/ella/usted destruirá, nosotros destruiremos, vosotros destruiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes destruirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate destruir in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), destruir is conjugated as: yo destruya, tú destruyas, él/ella/usted destruya, nosotros destruyamos, vosotros destruyáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes destruyan. 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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