destruir Present Subjunctive Conjugation
destruir — destroy
The present subjunctive of destruir follows the 'y' pattern: destruya, destruyas, destruya, destruyamos, destruyáis, destruyan.
destruir Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want, fear, or doubt that something will be destroyed (e.g., 'Espero que no destruyan el parque').
Notes on destruir in the Present Subjunctive
Just like the present indicative, this tense uses the 'y' throughout all forms, including nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
No quiero que destruyas mi confianza.
I don't want you to destroy my trust.
tú
Es posible que la lluvia destruya la cosecha.
It is possible that the rain might destroy the harvest.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'destruas' instead of 'destruyas'.
Correct: destruyas
Why: The 'y' is necessary to separate the 'u' from the 'a' and maintain the verb's stem pattern.
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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.
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...