destrozar Present Conjugation
destrozar — to destroy
Destrozar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: destrozo, destrozas, destroza, destrozamos, destrozáis, destrozan.
destrozar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for current habits, general facts, or things happening right now—like a dog that constantly destroys its toys.
Notes on destrozar in the Present
The verb is completely regular in the present indicative. No spelling changes are needed because the endings start with 'o' or 'a'.
Example Sentences
Mi perro siempre destroza sus peluches.
My dog always destroys his stuffed toys.
él/ella/usted
Si no tienes cuidado, destrozas el motor.
If you aren't careful, you'll ruin the engine.
tú
A veces destrozo mis dibujos si no me gustan.
Sometimes I tear up my drawings if I don't like them.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: destruezo
Correct: destrozo
Why: Learners often think 'o' verbs are stem-changing (o > ue), but destrozar is regular.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.