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descansar

to rest

verb Word 596 of the core 1,000 · Stage 3, Conversation

How to conjugate descansar

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo descanso I rest / I am resting
tú descansas you rest / you are resting
él/ella descansa he/she rests / he/she is resting / you rest (formal) / you are resting (formal)
nosotros descansamos we rest / we are resting
ellos/ellas descansan they rest / they are resting / you all rest / you all are resting

Preterite

yo descansé I rested
tú descansaste you rested
él/ella descansó he/she rested / you rested (formal)
nosotros descansamos we rested
ellos/ellas descansaron they rested / you all rested

Imperfect

yo descansaba I was resting / I used to rest
tú descansabas you were resting / you used to rest
él/ella descansaba he/she was resting / he/she used to rest / you were resting (formal) / you used to rest (formal)
nosotros descansábamos we were resting / we used to rest
ellos/ellas descansaban they were resting / they used to rest / you all were resting / you all used to rest

Future

yo descansaré I will rest
tú descansarás you will rest
él/ella descansará he/she will rest / you will rest (formal)
nosotros descansaremos we will rest
ellos/ellas descansarán they will rest / you all will rest

In a sentence

Ayer descansé todo el día en casa.

Yesterday I rested all day at home.

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