destruir Future Conjugation
destruir — destroy
The future tense of destruir is regular: añadiré las terminaciones al infinitivo.
destruir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to predict future damage or state what will be demolished or ruined later.
Notes on destruir in the Future
Destruir is regular in the future. Just take the full infinitive 'destruir' and add the standard future endings (-é, -ás, -á, etc.).
Example Sentences
Ese ácido destruirá el metal.
That acid will destroy the metal.
él/ella/usted
Si no tenemos cuidado, destruiremos nuestra amistad.
If we aren't careful, we will destroy our friendship.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Trying to add a 'y' like in the present (destruyeré).
Correct: destruiré
Why: The future tense uses the infinitive as the stem; the 'y' spelling change does not apply here.
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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.
Conditional
yo: destruiría
The conditional of destruir is regular: destruiría, destruirías, destruiría, destruiríamos, destruiríais, destruirían.
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...