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SPANISH VERB

descansar

to rest

  • #207 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: descansando
  • Past participle: descansado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I rest
  2. tú you rest
  3. usted, él, ella he/she rests
  4. nosotros we rest
  5. vosotros Spain you all rest
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they rest

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I rested
  2. tú you rested
  3. usted, él, ella he/she rested
  4. nosotros we rested
  5. vosotros Spain you all rested
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they rested

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to rest
  2. tú you used to rest
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to rest
  4. nosotros we used to rest
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to rest
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to rest

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will rest
  2. tú you will rest
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will rest
  4. nosotros we will rest
  5. vosotros Spain you all will rest
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will rest

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would rest
  2. tú you would rest
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would rest
  4. nosotros we would rest
  5. vosotros Spain you all would rest
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would rest

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I rest
  2. tú (that) you rest
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she rest
  4. nosotros (that) we rest
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all rest
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they rest

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I rested
  2. tú (if) you rested
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she rested
  4. nosotros (if) we rested
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all rested
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they rested

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú rest!
  2. usted rest! (formal)
  3. nosotros rest! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain rest! (all of you)
  5. ustedes rest! (all of you)

How to use descansar

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

  1. Present

    Los domingos descanso y no veo el celular.

    On Sundays I rest and don't look at my phone.

  2. Past

    ¿Descansaste bien anoche en el hotel?

    Did you rest well last night at the hotel?

  3. Imperfect

    Después de comer, el abuelo descansaba una hora.

    After lunch, grandpa would rest for an hour.

  4. Future

    En vacaciones descansaremos por fin.

    On vacation we will finally rest.

  5. Conditional

    Con menos trabajo, descansarías mejor.

    With less work, you would rest better.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es importante que descanses después de la operación.

    It's important that you rest after the surgery.

  7. Past subjunctive

    La doctora quería que descansara una semana.

    The doctor wanted me to rest for a week.

  8. Imperative

    Descanse, señor, mañana será otro día.

    Rest, sir, tomorrow is another day.

Where you hear descansar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • Los domingos descanso. On Sundays I rest.
  • Ayer descansé toda la tarde. Yesterday I rested all afternoon.
  • Hoy voy a descansar. Today I'm going to rest.

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • El fin de semana, descanso. At the weekend, I rest.
  • El domingo descansé todo el día. On Sunday I rested all day.
  • El sábado voy a descansar. On Saturday I'm going to rest.
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This Is Your Room

Beginner Level 1 · Descansa.

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What Time Is It?

Beginner Level 1 · descansar

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Do You Have a Room?

Beginner Level 1 · ¡Que descanses!

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My Stomach Hurts

Beginner Level 1 · Tiene que descansar.

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What Time Do You Get Up?

Beginner Level 2 · descanso

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How Long Will You Stay?

Beginner Level 3 · descansaré

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Plans for Christmas

Beginner Level 3 · descansamos

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The Rules

Intermediate Level 1 · que descansemos un rato

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Moving Day

Intermediate Level 1 · descansar

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The Neighbours

Intermediate Level 1 · que hayas descansado

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Will You Marry Me?

Advanced Level 1 · descansando los ojos

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It Left Me Cold

Advanced Level 3 · descansando los ojos

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