The English verb 'destroy' is pronounced as [dɪˈstrɔɪ].
Related to:
regular verbs.
3 forms of verb destroy: Infinitive (destroy), Past Simple - (destroyed), Past Participle - (destroyed).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb destroy
👉 Forms of verb destroy in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of destroy.
Destroy: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| destroy [dɪˈstrɔɪ] |
destroyed [dɪˈstrɔɪd] |
destroyed [dɪˈstrɔɪd] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb destroy?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'destroy'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'destroy'
- the first form (V1) is 'destroy' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'destroyed' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'destroyed' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of destroy?
The past tense and past participle of destroy are: destroy in past simple is destroyed, and past participle is destroyed.
What is the past tense of destroy?
The past tense of the verb "destroy" is "destroyed", and the past participle is "destroyed".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — destroy in past simple destroyed
(V2).
Future simple — destroy in future simple is destroy (will + V1).
Present Perfect — destroy in present perfect tense is
destroyed
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — destroy in past perfect tense is
destroyed
(had + V3).
destroy regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'destroy' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'destroy' is regular verb.
Examples of Verb destroy in Sentences
- All their 300 houses were destroyed. (Past Simple)
- 14,000 weapons have been destroyed since 2004. (Present Perfect)
- It must be destroyed as soon as possible. (Present Simple)
- Our house was destroyed by flooding (Past Simple)
- His passion for money destroyed him. (Past Simple)
- The freeze destroyed many apple trees. (Past Simple)
- One of the buildings had to be destroyed. (Past Simple)
- All the files were destroyed after the cyber attack. (Past Simple)
- The tsunami destroyed everything in its path. (Past Simple)
- Half the city will be destroyed by a disastrous fire. (Future Simple)
