destruir Negative Imperative Conjugation
destruir — destroy
The negative imperative of destruir uses the present subjunctive: no destruyas, no destruya, no destruyamos...
destruir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to ruin or destroy something.
Notes on destruir in the Negative Imperative
Every form in the negative imperative uses the 'y' from the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No destruyas mis cosas.
Don't destroy my things.
tú
No destruyan la evidencia.
Don't (you all) destroy the evidence.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no destruye' for a command.
Correct: no destruyas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive forms, not the indicative.
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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...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: destruye
The imperative of destruir uses 'destruye' (tú) and 'destruya' (usted), following the 'y' spelling change.