Destruir

to destroy

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

destruir

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

destruiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

destruido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	destruyo I destroy	I destroy
tú	destruuyes you destroy	you destroy
él/ella/usted	destruuye he/she/you destroys	he/she/you destroys
nosotros	destruimos we destroy	we destroy
vosotros	destruís you all destroy	you all destroy
ellos/ustedes	destruuyen they/you all destroy	they/you all destroy

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	destruía I used to destroy	I used to destroy
tú	destruías you used to destroy	you used to destroy
él/ella/usted	destruía he/she/you used to destroy	he/she/you used to destroy
nosotros	destruíamos we used to destroy	we used to destroy
vosotros	destruíais you all used to destroy	you all used to destroy
ellos/ustedes	destruían they/you all used to destroy	they/you all used to destroy

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	destruí I destroyed	I destroyed
tú	destruiste you destroyed	you destroyed
él/ella/usted	destruió he/she/you destroyed	he/she/you destroyed
nosotros	destruimos we destroyed	we destroyed
vosotros	destruisteis you all destroyed	you all destroyed
ellos/ustedes	destruieron they/you all destroyed	they/you all destroyed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	destruiré I will destroy	I will destroy
tú	destruirás you will destroy	you will destroy
él/ella/usted	destruirá he/she/you will destroy	he/she/you will destroy
nosotros	destruiremos we will destroy	we will destroy
vosotros	destruiréis you all will destroy	you all will destroy
ellos/ustedes	destruirán they/you all will destroy	they/you all will destroy

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	destruiría I would destroy	I would destroy
tú	destruirías you would destroy	you would destroy
él/ella/usted	destruiría he/she/you would destroy	he/she/you would destroy
nosotros	destruiríamos we would destroy	we would destroy
vosotros	destruiríais you all would destroy	you all would destroy
ellos/ustedes	destruirían they/you all would destroy	they/you all would destroy

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	destrua that I destroy	that I destroy
tú	destruas that you destroy	that you destroy
él/ella/usted	destrua that he/she/you destroy	that he/she/you destroy
nosotros	destruamos that we destroy	that we destroy
vosotros	destruáis that you all destroy	that you all destroy
ellos/ustedes	destruan that they/you all destroy	that they/you all destroy

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	destruiera or destruiese that I destroyed	that I destroyed
tú	destruieras or destruieses that you destroyed	that you destroyed
él/ella/usted	destruiera or destruiese that he/she/you destroyed	that he/she/you destroyed
nosotros	destruiéramos or destruiésemos that we destroyed	that we destroyed
vosotros	destruierais or destruieseis that you all destroyed	that you all destroyed
ellos/ustedes	destruieran or destruiesen that they/you all destroyed	that they/you all destroyed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he destruido I have destroyed	I have destroyed
tú	has destruido you have destroyed	you have destroyed
él/ella/usted	ha destruido he/she/you have destroyed	he/she/you have destroyed
nosotros	hemos destruido we have destroyed	we have destroyed
vosotros	habéis destruido you all have destroyed	you all have destroyed
ellos/ustedes	han destruido they/you all have destroyed	they/you all have destroyed

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había destruido I had destroyed	I had destroyed
tú	habías destruido you had destroyed	you had destroyed
él/ella/usted	había destruido he/she/you had destroyed	he/she/you had destroyed
nosotros	habíamos destruido we had destroyed	we had destroyed
vosotros	habíais destruido you all had destroyed	you all had destroyed
ellos/ustedes	habían destruido they/you all had destroyed	they/you all had destroyed

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube destruido I had destroyed	I had destroyed
tú	hubiste destruido you had destroyed	you had destroyed
él/ella/usted	hubo destruido he/she/you had destroyed	he/she/you had destroyed
nosotros	hubimos destruido we had destroyed	we had destroyed
vosotros	hubisteis destruido you all had destroyed	you all had destroyed
ellos/ustedes	hubieron destruido they/you all had destroyed	they/you all had destroyed

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré destruido I will have destroyed	I will have destroyed
tú	habrás destruido you will have destroyed	you will have destroyed
él/ella/usted	habrá destruido he/she/you will have destroyed	he/she/you will have destroyed
nosotros	habremos destruido we will have destroyed	we will have destroyed
vosotros	habréis destruido you all will have destroyed	you all will have destroyed
ellos/ustedes	habrán destruido they/you all will have destroyed	they/you all will have destroyed

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría destruido I would have destroyed	I would have destroyed
tú	habrías destruido you would have destroyed	you would have destroyed
él/ella/usted	habría destruido he/she/you would have destroyed	he/she/you would have destroyed
nosotros	habríamos destruido we would have destroyed	we would have destroyed
vosotros	habríais destruido you all would have destroyed	you all would have destroyed
ellos/ustedes	habrían destruido they/you all would have destroyed	they/you all would have destroyed

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya destruido that I have destroyed	that I have destroyed
tú	hayas destruido that you have destroyed	that you have destroyed
él/ella/usted	haya destruido that he/she/you have destroyed	that he/she/you have destroyed
nosotros	hayamos destruido that we have destroyed	that we have destroyed
vosotros	hayáis destruido that you all have destroyed	that you all have destroyed
ellos/ustedes	hayan destruido that they/you all have destroyed	that they/you all have destroyed

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera destruido that I had destroyed	that I had destroyed
tú	hubieras destruido that you had destroyed	that you had destroyed
él/ella/usted	hubiera destruido that he/she/you had destroyed	that he/she/you had destroyed
nosotros	hubiéramos destruido that we had destroyed	that we had destroyed
vosotros	hubierais destruido that you all had destroyed	that you all had destroyed
ellos/ustedes	hubieran destruido that they/you all had destroyed	that they/you all had destroyed

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	destrue	destroy! (you)
usted	destrua	destroy! (you formal)
nosotros	destruamos	let's destroy!
vosotros	destruid	destroy! (you all)
ustedes	destruan	destroy! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no destruas	don't destroy! (you)
usted	no destrua	don't destroy! (you formal)
nosotros	no destruamos	let's not destroy!
vosotros	no destruáis	don't destroy! (you all)
ustedes	no destruan	don't destroy! (you all)

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