destroy — V1, V2, V3 verb forms

regular verb · medium · IELTS-relevant

V1 (Base form)destroy
V2 (Past simple)destroyed
V3 (Past participle)destroyed
V-ing (Present participle)destroying
-s form (he / she / it)destroys
हिंदी अर्थनष्ट करना

Where each form is used

Example sentence

“Fire destroyed the old shop.”

Verbs near “destroy”

VerbV2V3हिंदी अर्थType
deliverdelivereddeliveredपहुँचाना, वितरित करनाregular
demanddemandeddemandedमाँग करनाregular
denydenieddeniedइनकार करनाregular
dependdependeddependedनिर्भर होनाregular
describedescribeddescribedवर्णन करनाregular
deservedeserveddeservedहक़दार होनाregular
detectdetecteddetectedपता लगानाregular
developdevelopeddevelopedविकसित करनाregular
diedieddiedमरनाregular
disappeardisappeareddisappearedगायब होनाregular
disappointdisappointeddisappointedनिराश करनाregular

Alphabetical neighbours from the same verb list — useful when you are revising a range, not just one verb.

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Questions about “destroy”

What is the V1, V2 and V3 of “destroy”?

V1 (base form) is destroy, V2 (past simple) is destroyed, and V3 (past participle) is destroyed. The -ing form is destroying and the he / she / it form is destroys.

Is “destroy” a regular or an irregular verb?

It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is the base plus -ed (destroy → destroyed), which is the regular pattern. The portal rates it medium.

When do I use V3 instead of V2?

V2 stands alone in the past simple — Destroyed at six. V3 is never used on its own: it follows has / have / had in the perfect tenses, and am / is / are / was / were in the passive voice.

What does “destroy” mean in Hindi?

It means नष्ट करना.

Is “destroy” useful for IELTS?

Yes — it is flagged IELTS-relevant on the portal, which means it shows up often in reading and writing tasks. Knowing all five forms matters because IELTS uses the perfect tense and the passive voice heavily.

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