Question

which of the following uses the preterit tense? la tormenta destruyó los árboles. la tormenta destruye los árboles. la tormenta destruir los árboles.

Explanation:

The preterite tense in Spanish is used for completed past actions. The verb "destruir" (to destroy) has a preterite form "destruyó" for the third-person singular subject "la tormenta". The other options use present tense ("destruye") and an unconjugated infinitive ("destruir"), which do not fit the preterite tense.

Answer:

La tormenta destruyó los árboles.