descansar
to restPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | descansoI rest | nosotros | descansamoswe rest |
| tú | descansasyou rest | vosotros | descansáisyou all rest |
| él/ella/Ud. | descansahe/she rests | ellos/Uds. | descansanthey rest |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he descansadoI have rested | nosotros | hemos descansadowe have rested |
| tú | has descansadoyou have rested | vosotros | habéis descansadoyou all have rested |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha descansadohe/she has rested | ellos/Uds. | han descansadothey have rested |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | descanse(that) I rest | nosotros | descansemos(that) we rest |
| tú | descanses(that) you rest | vosotros | descanséis(that) you all rest |
| él/ella/Ud. | descanse(that) he/she rests | ellos/Uds. | descansen(that) they rest |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya descansado(that) I have rested | nosotros | hayamos descansado(that) we have rested |
| tú | hayas descansado(that) you have rested | vosotros | hayáis descansado(that) you all have rested |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya descansado(that) he/she has rested | ellos/Uds. | hayan descansado(that) they have rested |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | descanséI rested | nosotros | descansamoswe rested |
| tú | descansasteyou rested | vosotros | descansasteisyou all rested |
| él/ella/Ud. | descansóhe/she rested | ellos/Uds. | descansaronthey rested |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | descansabaI used to rest | nosotros | descansábamoswe used to rest |
| tú | descansabasyou used to rest | vosotros | descansabaisyou all used to rest |
| él/ella/Ud. | descansabahe/she used to rest | ellos/Uds. | descansabanthey used to rest |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había descansadoI had rested | nosotros | habíamos descansadowe had rested |
| tú | habías descansadoyou had rested | vosotros | habíais descansadoyou all had rested |
| él/ella/Ud. | había descansadohe/she had rested | ellos/Uds. | habían descansadothey had rested |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | descansara(that) I rested | nosotros | descansáramos(that) we rested |
| tú | descansaras(that) you rested | vosotros | descansarais(that) you all rested |
| él/ella/Ud. | descansara(that) he/she rested | ellos/Uds. | descansaran(that) they rested |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | descansase(that) I rested | nosotros | descansásemos(that) we rested |
| tú | descansases(that) you rested | vosotros | descansaseis(that) you all rested |
| él/ella/Ud. | descansase(that) he/she rested | ellos/Uds. | descansasen(that) they rested |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera descansado(that) I had rested | nosotros | hubiéramos descansado(that) we had rested |
| tú | hubieras descansado(that) you had rested | vosotros | hubierais descansado(that) you all had rested |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera descansado(that) he/she had rested | ellos/Uds. | hubieran descansado(that) they had rested |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube descansadoI had rested | nosotros | hubimos descansadowe had rested |
| tú | hubiste descansadoyou had rested | vosotros | hubisteis descansadoyou all had rested |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo descansadohe/she had rested | ellos/Uds. | hubieron descansadothey had rested |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | descansaréI will rest | nosotros | descansaremoswe will rest |
| tú | descansarásyou will rest | vosotros | descansaréisyou all will rest |
| él/ella/Ud. | descansaráhe/she will rest | ellos/Uds. | descansaránthey will rest |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | descansaríaI would rest | nosotros | descansaríamoswe would rest |
| tú | descansaríasyou would rest | vosotros | descansaríaisyou all would rest |
| él/ella/Ud. | descansaríahe/she would rest | ellos/Uds. | descansaríanthey would rest |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré descansadoI will have rested | nosotros | habremos descansadowe will have rested |
| tú | habrás descansadoyou will have rested | vosotros | habréis descansadoyou all will have rested |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá descansadohe/she will have rested | ellos/Uds. | habrán descansadothey will have rested |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría descansadoI would have rested | nosotros | habríamos descansadowe would have rested |
| tú | habrías descansadoyou would have rested | vosotros | habríais descansadoyou all would have rested |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría descansadohe/she would have rested | ellos/Uds. | habrían descansadothey would have rested |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | descansare(should) I rest | nosotros | descansáremos(should) we rest |
| tú | descansares(should) you rest | vosotros | descansareis(should) you all rest |
| él/ella/Ud. | descansare(should) he/she rest | ellos/Uds. | descansaren(should) they rest |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | descansemoslet's rest |
| tú | descansarest! | vosotros | descansadrest! |
| él/ella/Ud. | descanserest! | ellos/Uds. | descansenrest! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no descansemoslet's not rest |
| tú | no descansesdon't rest | vosotros | no descanséisdon't rest |
| él/ella/Ud. | no descansedon't rest | ellos/Uds. | no descansendon't rest |
