Ella VerbsTo 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.
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.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | destruir | to destroy |
| Past participle | destruido | destroyed |
| Gerund | destruyendo | destroying |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | destruyo | I destroy |
| Tú | destruyes | you destroy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destruye | s/he destroys |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destruimos | we destroy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destruís | you (plural) destroy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destruyen | they destroy |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | destruí | I destroyed |
| Tú | destruiste | you destroyed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destruyó | s/he destroyed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destruimos | we destroyed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destruisteis | you (plural) destroyed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destruyeron | they destroyed |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | destruía | I used to destroy |
| Tú | destruías | you used to destroy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destruía | s/he used to destroy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destruíamos | we used to destroy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destruíais | you (plural) used to destroy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destruían | they used to destroy |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy destruyendo | I am destroying |
| Tú | estás destruyendo | you are destroying |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está destruyendo | s/he is destroying |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos destruyendo | we are destroying |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis destruyendo | you (plural) are destroying |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están destruyendo | they are destroying |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a destruir | I am going to destroy |
| Tú | vas a destruir | you are going to destroy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a destruir | s/he is going to destroy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a destruir | we are going to destroy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a destruir | you (plural) are going to destroy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a destruir | they are going to destroy |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | destruiré | I will destroy |
| Tú | destruirás | you will destroy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destruirá | s/he will destroy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destruiremos | we will destroy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destruiréis | you (plural) will destroy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destruirán | they will destroy |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | destruiría | I would destroy |
| Tú | destruirías | you would destroy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destruiría | s/he would destroy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destruiríamos | we would destroy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destruiríais | you (plural) would destroy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destruirían | they would destroy |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he destruido | I have destroyed |
| Tú | has destruido | you have destroyed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha destruido | s/he has destroyed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos destruido | we have destroyed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis destruido | you (plural) have destroyed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han destruido | they have destroyed |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había destruido | I had destroyed |
| Tú | habías destruido | you had destroyed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había destruido | s/he had destroyed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos destruido | we had destroyed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais destruido | you (plural) had destroyed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían destruido | they had destroyed |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré destruido | I will have destroyed |
| Tú | habrás destruido | you will have destroyed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá destruido | s/he will have destroyed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos destruido | we will have destroyed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis destruido | you (plural) will have destroyed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán destruido | they will have destroyed |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría destruido | I would have destroyed |
| Tú | habrías destruido | you would have destroyed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría destruido | s/he would have destroyed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos destruido | we would have destroyed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais destruido | you (plural) would have destroyed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían destruido | they would have destroyed |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | destruya | I destroy |
| Tú | destruyas | you destroy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destruya | s/he destroys |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destruyamos | we destroy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destruyáis | you (plural) destroy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destruyan | they destroy |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | destruyera | I destroyed |
| Tú | destruyeras | you destroyed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destruyera | s/he destroyed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destruyéramos | we destroyed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destruyerais | you (plural) destroyed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destruyeran | they destroyed |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | destruyere | I will destroy |
| Tú | destruyeres | you will destroy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destruyere | s/he will destroy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destruyéremos | we will destroy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destruyereis | you (plural) will destroy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destruyeren | they will destroy |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya destruido | I have destroyed |
| Tú | hayas destruido | you have destroyed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya destruido | s/he has destroyed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos destruido | we have destroyed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis destruido | you (plural) have destroyed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan destruido | they have destroyed |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera destruido | I had destroyed |
| Tú | hubieras destruido | you had destroyed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera destruido | s/he had destroyed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos destruido | we had destroyed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais destruido | you (plural) had destroyed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran destruido | they had destroyed |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere destruido | I will have destroyed |
| Tú | hubieres destruido | you will have destroyed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere destruido | s/he will have destroyed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos destruido | we will have destroyed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis destruido | you (plural) will have destroyed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren destruido | they will have destroyed |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | destruye | (to you) destroy! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destruya | (to you formal) destroy! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destruyamos | let's destroy! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destruid | (to you plural) destroy! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destruyan | (to you plural formal) destroy! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no destruyas | (to you) don't destroy! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no destruya | (to you formal) don't destroy! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no destruyamos | let's not destroy! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no destruyáis | (to you plural) don't destroy! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no destruyan | (to you plural formal) don't destroy! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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