to rest
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Descanso los domingos.
I rest on Sundays.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Descansamos una hora en la playa.
We rested for an hour at the beach.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi abuelo descansaba en la hamaca.
My grandfather used to rest in the hammock.
Futuro · What will happen
Descansarás mejor en casa.
You'll rest better at home.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo descansaría un poco.
I'd rest a little.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Hemos descansado muy bien aquí.
We've rested very well here.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ella no había descansado en días.
She hadn't rested in days.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Habrías descansado más en el campo.
You would have rested more in the countryside.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que descanses.
I want you to rest.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
El doctor quería que mi papá descansara.
The doctor wanted my dad to rest.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Pedí que descansasen un poco.
I asked them to rest a little.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Espero que hayas descansado.
I hope you've rested.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera descansado más, no estaría enfermo.
If I had rested more, I wouldn't be sick.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Descansa un rato.
Rest for a while.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No descanses tanto, hay mucho que hacer.
Don't rest so much, there's a lot to do.