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détruire
to destroy
Irregular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I destroy |
| tu | you destroy |
| il/elle/on | he/she destroys |
| nous | we destroy |
| vous | you (plural/formal) destroy |
| ils/elles | they destroy |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I destroyed; I have destroyed |
| tu | you destroyed; you have destroyed |
| il/elle/on | he/she destroyed; he/she has destroyed |
| nous | we destroyed; we have destroyed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) destroyed; you (plural/formal) have destroyed |
| ils/elles | they destroyed; they have destroyed |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to destroy |
| tu | you used to destroy |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to destroy |
| nous | we used to destroy |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to destroy |
| ils/elles | they used to destroy |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had destroyed |
| tu | you had destroyed |
| il/elle/on | he/she had destroyed |
| nous | we had destroyed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had destroyed |
| ils/elles | they had destroyed |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will destroy |
| tu | you will destroy |
| il/elle/on | he/she will destroy |
| nous | we will destroy |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will destroy |
| ils/elles | they will destroy |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have destroyed |
| tu | you will have destroyed |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have destroyed |
| nous | we will have destroyed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have destroyed |
| ils/elles | they will have destroyed |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to destroy |
| tu | you are going to destroy |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to destroy |
| nous | we are going to destroy |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to destroy |
| ils/elles | they are going to destroy |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just destroyed |
| tu | you have just destroyed |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just destroyed |
| nous | we have just destroyed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just destroyed |
| ils/elles | they have just destroyed |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I destroyed |
| tu | you destroyed |
| il/elle/on | he/she destroyed |
| nous | we destroyed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) destroyed |
| ils/elles | they destroyed |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had destroyed |
| tu | you had destroyed |
| il/elle/on | he/she had destroyed |
| nous | we had destroyed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had destroyed |
| ils/elles | they had destroyed |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would destroy |
| tu | you would destroy |
| il/elle/on | he/she would destroy |
| nous | we would destroy |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would destroy |
| ils/elles | they would destroy |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have destroyed |
| tu | you would have destroyed |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have destroyed |
| nous | we would have destroyed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have destroyed |
| ils/elles | they would have destroyed |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have destroyed |
| tu | you would have destroyed |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have destroyed |
| nous | we would have destroyed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have destroyed |
| ils/elles | they would have destroyed |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I destroy |
| tu | (that) you destroy |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she destroys |
| nous | (that) we destroy |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) destroy |
| ils/elles | (that) they destroy |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have destroyed |
| tu | (that) you have destroyed |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has destroyed |
| nous | (that) we have destroyed |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have destroyed |
| ils/elles | (that) they have destroyed |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I destroyed |
| tu | (that) you destroyed |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she destroyed |
| nous | (that) we destroyed |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) destroyed |
| ils/elles | (that) they destroyed |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had destroyed |
| tu | (that) you had destroyed |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had destroyed |
| nous | (that) we had destroyed |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had destroyed |
| ils/elles | (that) they had destroyed |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | destroy! |
| nous | let's destroy! |
| vous | destroy! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have destroyed by then! |
| nous | let's have destroyed by then! |
| vous | have destroyed by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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