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ITALIAN VERB

distruggere

to destroy

  • #281 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: distrutto
  • Gerund: distruggendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I destroy
  2. tu you destroy
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she destroys
  4. noi we destroy
  5. voi you all destroy
  6. loro they destroy

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I destroyed
  2. tu you destroyed
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she destroyed
  4. noi we destroyed
  5. voi you all destroyed
  6. loro they destroyed

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to destroy
  2. tu you used to destroy
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to destroy
  4. noi we used to destroy
  5. voi you all used to destroy
  6. loro they used to destroy

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will destroy
  2. tu you will destroy
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will destroy
  4. noi we will destroy
  5. voi you all will destroy
  6. loro they will destroy

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would destroy
  2. tu you would destroy
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would destroy
  4. noi we would destroy
  5. voi you all would destroy
  6. loro they would destroy

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I destroy
  2. tu (that) you destroy
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she destroy
  4. noi (that) we destroy
  5. voi (that) you all destroy
  6. loro (that) they destroy

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu destroy!
  2. Lei destroy! (formal)
  3. noi destroy! (let’s)
  4. voi destroy! (all of you)

How to use distruggere

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    I bambini distruggono tutto quello che toccano.

    The kids destroy everything they touch.

  2. Past

    La tempesta ha distrutto il tetto della casa.

    The storm destroyed the roof of the house.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccolo distruggeva ogni giocattolo in un giorno.

    As a kid he destroyed every toy in a day.

  4. Future

    Se non lo fermi, distruggerà anche questo telefono.

    If you don't stop him, he'll destroy this phone too.

  5. Conditional

    Una strada nuova distruggerebbe questo bosco.

    A new road would destroy this wood.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ho paura che il gatto distrugga il divano nuovo.

    I'm afraid the cat will destroy the new sofa.

  7. Imperative

    Distruggete questi documenti prima di andare via.

    Destroy these documents before you leave.

Good to know

  • Distrutto also means worn out: sono distrutto, I'm exhausted.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.