destrozar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
destrozar — to destroy
The imperative uses 'destroza' for tú and 'destrocen' for ustedes (note the spelling change).
destrozar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this for direct orders to destroy, tear down, or ruin something (common in construction or metaphorical contexts).
Notes on destrozar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (destroza). The 'usted', 'ustedes', and 'nosotros' forms change 'z' to 'c' because they are pulled from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Destroza esa carta ahora mismo!
Destroy that letter right now!
tú
Destrocen el muro para ampliar la sala.
Tear down the wall to expand the room.
ustedes
Destrocemos el récord de velocidad.
Let's smash the speed record.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: destroze (usted)
Correct: destroce
Why: Formal commands (usted) require the 'c' spelling change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: destrozo
Destrozar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: destrozo, destrozas, destroza, destrozamos, destrozáis, destrozan.
Preterite
yo: destrocé
Destrozar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'z' to 'c': destrocé.
Imperfect
yo: destrozaba
The imperfect of destrozar is regular: destrozaba, destrozabas, destrozaba, destrozábamos, destrozabais, destrozaban.
Future
yo: destrozaré
The future tense of destrozar is regular: destrozaré, destrozarás, destrozará, destrozaremos, destrozaréis, destrozarán.
Conditional
yo: destrozaría
The conditional of destrozar is regular: destrozaría, destrozarías, destrozaría, destrozaríamos, destrozaríais, destrozarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: destroce
The present subjunctive of destrozar requires a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' in all forms: destroce, destroces, destroce, destrocemos, destrocéis, destrocen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: destrozara
The imperfect subjunctive of destrozar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: destrozara, destrozaras, destrozara, destrozáramos, destrozarais, destrozaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no destroces
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no destroces, no destroce, no destrocemos, no destrocéis, no destrocen.