destruir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
destruir — destroy
The imperative of destruir uses 'destruye' (tú) and 'destruya' (usted), following the 'y' spelling change.
destruir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give a direct order to demolish or ruin something (common in video games or construction contexts).
Notes on destruir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form matches the present indicative 'destruye'. All other forms (usted, nosotros, ustedes) use the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
¡Destruye el objetivo!
Destroy the objective!
tú
Destruya estos papeles, por favor.
Destroy these papers, please.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'destrue' for the tú command.
Correct: destruye
Why: The 'y' spelling change is required in the imperative just as it is in the present tense.
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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.
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...
Negative Imperative
yo: no destruyas
The negative imperative of destruir uses the present subjunctive: no destruyas, no destruya, no destruyamos...