Descansar conjugation
to rest, relax
Past participledescansado
Gerunddescansando
Future stemdescansar-
Preterite (yo)descansé
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Descansar in the main GCSE tenses
Presente present
| yo descanso |
| tú descansas |
| él/ella/usted descansa |
| nosotros/as descansamos |
| vosotros/as descansáis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes descansan |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo descansé |
| tú descansaste |
| él/ella/usted descansó |
| nosotros/as descansamos |
| vosotros/as descansasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes descansaron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo descansaba |
| tú descansabas |
| él/ella/usted descansaba |
| nosotros/as descansábamos |
| vosotros/as descansabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes descansaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a descansar |
| tú vas a descansar |
| él/ella/usted va a descansar |
| nosotros/as vamos a descansar |
| vosotros/as vais a descansar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a descansar |
Futuro simple future
| yo descansaré |
| tú descansarás |
| él/ella/usted descansará |
| nosotros/as descansaremos |
| vosotros/as descansaréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes descansarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo descansaría |
| tú descansarías |
| él/ella/usted descansaría |
| nosotros/as descansaríamos |
| vosotros/as descansaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes descansarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he descansado |
| tú has descansado |
| él/ella/usted ha descansado |
| nosotros/as hemos descansado |
| vosotros/as habéis descansado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han descansado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy descansando |
| tú estás descansando |
| él/ella/usted está descansando |
| nosotros/as estamos descansando |
| vosotros/as estáis descansando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están descansando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) descansa |
| (usted) descanse |
| (vosotros/as) descansad |
| (ustedes) descansen |
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Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había descansado |
| tú habías descansado |
| él/ella/usted había descansado |
| nosotros/as habíamos descansado |
| vosotros/as habíais descansado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían descansado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo descanse |
| tú descanses |
| él/ella/usted descanse |
| nosotros/as descansemos |
| vosotros/as descanséis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes descansen |
Quick questions about descansar
Is descansar regular or irregular?
Descansar is a regular -ar verb. It follows the regular pattern in every tense.
What is the preterite of descansar?
In the preterite, yo descansé and él/ella/usted descansó. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of descansar?
The past participle of descansar is descansado, as in yo he descansado.
What is the gerund of descansar?
The gerund (-ing form) of descansar is descansando, as in yo estoy descansando.
What is the future stem of descansar?
The future and conditional stem of descansar is descansar-: yo descansaré, yo descansaría.
Other regular -ar verbs
- pasar pass, spend (time), happen
- dejar let, leave
- hablar speak, talk
- quedar arrange to meet, remain, be left
- llevar take, carry, wear, lead
- llamar call, name
- mirar look, watch
- tomar take, have, drink
- tratar treat, deal with
- esperar wait (for), hope (for), expect
- gustar please, be pleasing (to)
- trabajar work
- entrar enter, go in
- preguntar ask (a question)
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