destruir Conditional Conjugation
destruir — destroy
The conditional of destruir is regular: destruiría, destruirías, destruiría, destruiríamos, destruiríais, destruirían.
destruir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to talk about what 'would' destroy something under certain conditions, or to express a future-in-the-past idea.
Notes on destruir in the Conditional
Destruir is regular in the conditional. Add the endings (-ía, -ías, etc.) directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Ese producto destruiría el color de tu ropa.
That product would destroy the color of your clothes.
él/ella/usted
Dijeron que destruirían las pruebas.
They said they would destroy the evidence.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional with the imperfect (destruía vs destruiría).
Correct: destruiría
Why: The conditional keeps the 'r' from the infinitive (destruir + ía), while the imperfect drops it (destru + ía).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: destruyo
Destruir is a 'y-verb' in the present tense, adding a 'y' before the ending in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: destruí
The preterite of destruir is irregular, changing the 'i' to 'y' in the third-person forms: destruyó and destruyeron.
Imperfect
yo: destruía
The imperfect of destruir is regular: destruía, destruías, destruía, destruíamos, destruíais, destruían.
Future
yo: destruiré
The future tense of destruir is regular: añadiré las terminaciones al infinitivo.
Present Subjunctive
yo: destruya
The present subjunctive of destruir follows the 'y' pattern: destruya, destruyas, destruya, destruyamos, destruyáis, destruyan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: destruyera
The imperfect subjunctive of destruir is based on the third-person preterite: destruyera, destruyeras, destruyera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: destruye
The imperative of destruir uses 'destruye' (tú) and 'destruya' (usted), following the 'y' spelling change.
Negative Imperative
yo: no destruyas
The negative imperative of destruir uses the present subjunctive: no destruyas, no destruya, no destruyamos...