Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descanso | |
| tú | descansas | |
| él / ella / usted | descansa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | descansamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | descansáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | descansan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descansé | |
| tú | descansaste | |
| él / ella / usted | descansó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | descansamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | descansasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | descansaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descansaba | |
| tú | descansabas | |
| él / ella / usted | descansaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | descansábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | descansabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | descansaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descansaré | |
| tú | descansarás | |
| él / ella / usted | descansará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | descansaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | descansaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | descansarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descansaría | |
| tú | descansarías | |
| él / ella / usted | descansaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | descansaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | descansaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | descansarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descanse | |
| tú | descanses | |
| él / ella / usted | descanse | |
| nosotros / nosotras | descansemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | descanséis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | descansen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to rest, relax (be in a state of rest or inactivity)
- to sit, to rest
- to rest (put into a state of rest)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations