Descansar Conjugation

to rest in Spanish

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

descansando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

descansado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	descanso I rest	I rest
tú	descansas you rest	you rest
él/ella/usted	descansa he/she/you rests	he/she/you rests
nosotros	descansamos we rest	we rest
vosotros	descansáis you all rest	you all rest
ellos/ustedes	descansan they/you all rest	they/you all rest

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	descansaba I used to rest	I used to rest
tú	descansabas you used to rest	you used to rest
él/ella/usted	descansaba he/she/you used to rest	he/she/you used to rest
nosotros	descansábamos we used to rest	we used to rest
vosotros	descansabais you all used to rest	you all used to rest
ellos/ustedes	descansaban they/you all used to rest	they/you all used to rest

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	descansé I rested	I rested
tú	descansaste you rested	you rested
él/ella/usted	descansó he/she/you rested	he/she/you rested
nosotros	descansamos we rested	we rested
vosotros	descansasteis you all rested	you all rested
ellos/ustedes	descansaron they/you all rested	they/you all rested

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	descansaré I will rest	I will rest
tú	descansarás you will rest	you will rest
él/ella/usted	descansará he/she/you will rest	he/she/you will rest
nosotros	descansaremos we will rest	we will rest
vosotros	descansaréis you all will rest	you all will rest
ellos/ustedes	descansarán they/you all will rest	they/you all will rest

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	descansaría I would rest	I would rest
tú	descansarías you would rest	you would rest
él/ella/usted	descansaría he/she/you would rest	he/she/you would rest
nosotros	descansaríamos we would rest	we would rest
vosotros	descansaríais you all would rest	you all would rest
ellos/ustedes	descansarían they/you all would rest	they/you all would rest

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	descanse that I rest	that I rest
tú	descanses that you rest	that you rest
él/ella/usted	descanse that he/she/you rest	that he/she/you rest
nosotros	descansemos that we rest	that we rest
vosotros	descanséis that you all rest	that you all rest
ellos/ustedes	descansen that they/you all rest	that they/you all rest

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	descansara or descansase that I rested	that I rested
tú	descansaras or descansases that you rested	that you rested
él/ella/usted	descansara or descansase that he/she/you rested	that he/she/you rested
nosotros	descansáramos or descansásemos that we rested	that we rested
vosotros	descansarais or descansaseis that you all rested	that you all rested
ellos/ustedes	descansaran or descansasen that they/you all rested	that they/you all rested

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he descansado I have rested	I have rested
tú	has descansado you have rested	you have rested
él/ella/usted	ha descansado he/she/you have rested	he/she/you have rested
nosotros	hemos descansado we have rested	we have rested
vosotros	habéis descansado you all have rested	you all have rested
ellos/ustedes	han descansado they/you all have rested	they/you all have rested

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había descansado I had rested	I had rested
tú	habías descansado you had rested	you had rested
él/ella/usted	había descansado he/she/you had rested	he/she/you had rested
nosotros	habíamos descansado we had rested	we had rested
vosotros	habíais descansado you all had rested	you all had rested
ellos/ustedes	habían descansado they/you all had rested	they/you all had rested

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube descansado I had rested	I had rested
tú	hubiste descansado you had rested	you had rested
él/ella/usted	hubo descansado he/she/you had rested	he/she/you had rested
nosotros	hubimos descansado we had rested	we had rested
vosotros	hubisteis descansado you all had rested	you all had rested
ellos/ustedes	hubieron descansado they/you all had rested	they/you all had rested

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré descansado I will have rested	I will have rested
tú	habrás descansado you will have rested	you will have rested
él/ella/usted	habrá descansado he/she/you will have rested	he/she/you will have rested
nosotros	habremos descansado we will have rested	we will have rested
vosotros	habréis descansado you all will have rested	you all will have rested
ellos/ustedes	habrán descansado they/you all will have rested	they/you all will have rested

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría descansado I would have rested	I would have rested
tú	habrías descansado you would have rested	you would have rested
él/ella/usted	habría descansado he/she/you would have rested	he/she/you would have rested
nosotros	habríamos descansado we would have rested	we would have rested
vosotros	habríais descansado you all would have rested	you all would have rested
ellos/ustedes	habrían descansado they/you all would have rested	they/you all would have rested

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya descansado that I have rested	that I have rested
tú	hayas descansado that you have rested	that you have rested
él/ella/usted	haya descansado that he/she/you have rested	that he/she/you have rested
nosotros	hayamos descansado that we have rested	that we have rested
vosotros	hayáis descansado that you all have rested	that you all have rested
ellos/ustedes	hayan descansado that they/you all have rested	that they/you all have rested

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera descansado that I had rested	that I had rested
tú	hubieras descansado that you had rested	that you had rested
él/ella/usted	hubiera descansado that he/she/you had rested	that he/she/you had rested
nosotros	hubiéramos descansado that we had rested	that we had rested
vosotros	hubierais descansado that you all had rested	that you all had rested
ellos/ustedes	hubieran descansado that they/you all had rested	that they/you all had rested

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	descansa	rest! (you)
usted	descanse	rest! (you formal)
nosotros	descansemos	let's rest!
vosotros	descansad	rest! (you all)
ustedes	descansen	rest! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no descanses	don't rest! (you)
usted	no descanse	don't rest! (you formal)
nosotros	no descansemos	let's not rest!
vosotros	no descanséis	don't rest! (you all)
ustedes	no descansen	don't rest! (you all)

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