to destroy
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
El humo destruye los pulmones.
Smoke destroys the lungs.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
El huracán destruyó muchas casas.
The hurricane destroyed many houses.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Las olas destruían la orilla poco a poco.
The waves were slowly destroying the shore.
Futuro · What will happen
Esa tormenta destruirá las cosechas.
That storm will destroy the crops.
Condicional · What would happen
Otro temblor destruiría el pueblo.
Another earthquake would destroy the town.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
El fuego ha destruido la fábrica.
The fire has destroyed the factory.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
La guerra había destruido la ciudad.
The war had destroyed the city.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para entonces el agua ya habrá destruido el camino.
By then the water will have destroyed the road.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Sin el muro, el mar habría destruido la calle.
Without the wall, the sea would have destroyed the street.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Temo que el huracán destruya la finca.
I'm afraid the hurricane will destroy the farm.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Temíamos que la lluvia destruyera el techo.
We were afraid the rain would destroy the roof.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Dudaba que destruyesen ese edificio tan bonito.
I doubted they would destroy such a beautiful building.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Me duele que el fuego haya destruido sus fotos.
It hurts me that the fire has destroyed her photos.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si el huracán hubiera destruido la casa, no sé qué haríamos.
If the hurricane had destroyed the house, I don't know what we would do.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Rarely used with this verb.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No destruyas lo que tanto te costó construir.
Don't destroy what cost you so much to build.