| Persona | imperfect | conditional | future | subjunctive | present | preterite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | destruía | destruiría | destruiré | destruya | destruyo | destruí |
| tú | destruías | destruirías | destruirás | destruyas | destruyes | destruiste |
| él / ella | destruía | destruiría | destruirá | destruya | destruye | destruyó |
| nosotros | destruíamos | destruiríamos | destruiremos | destruyamos | destruimos | destruimos |
| ustedes | destruían | destruirían | destruirán | destruyan | destruyen | destruyeron |
In Spain: vosotros form— imperfect: destruíais, conditional: destruiríais, future: destruiréis, subjunctive: destruyáis, present: destruís, preterite: destruisteis
The 'vosotros' form is the informal second-person plural used in Spain. In Latin America, 'ustedes' is used for all second-person plural contexts.
The hurricane destroyed several houses on the coast.
Jealousy can destroy a relationship.
I don't want you to ruin the surprise for your brother.
The termites were slowly destroying the wooden beam.
If we don't stop it, that plan will destroy the company.
The critic destroyed the movie in his review.
to destroy the evidence
to demolish an argument
to self-destruct
to crush the hopes