destrozar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
destrozar — to destroy
The imperfect subjunctive of destrozar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: destrozara, destrozaras, destrozara, destrozáramos, destrozarais, destrozaran.
destrozar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations (often after 'si') or when expressing past emotions/wishes about something being destroyed.
Notes on destrozar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for destrozar. The 'z' remains because the endings start with 'a', so no spelling change is needed.
Example Sentences
Si destrozaras el coche, tu padre se enfadaría.
If you were to wreck the car, your father would get angry.
tú
Me dio pena que destrozaran la casa antigua.
It made me sad that they tore down the old house.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Ojalá no destrozáramos el medio ambiente.
If only we wouldn't destroy the environment.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: destrozamos
Correct: destrozáramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive requires a written accent on the 'a' before the suffix.
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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.
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.