destrozar Imperfect Conjugation
destrozar — to destroy
The imperfect of destrozar is regular: destrozaba, destrozabas, destrozaba, destrozábamos, destrozabais, destrozaban.
destrozar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe a repeated habit of destroying things in the past, or a process of destruction that was ongoing.
Notes on destrozar in the Imperfect
The verb is regular in the imperfect. Note the accent on the 'nosotros' form.
Example Sentences
De niño, destrozaba todos mis juguetes.
As a child, I used to destroy all my toys.
yo
Los vándalos destrozaban la plaza cada noche.
The vandals used to trash the plaza every night.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Mientras tú dormías, el gato destrozaba las cortinas.
While you were sleeping, the cat was shredding the curtains.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: destrozabamos
Correct: destrozábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect nosotros form require an accent on the 'a'.
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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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: destroza
The imperative uses 'destroza' for tú and 'destrocen' for ustedes (note the spelling change).
Negative Imperative
yo: no destroces
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no destroces, no destroce, no destrocemos, no destrocéis, no destrocen.