descansar Conditional Conjugation
descansar — to rest
The conditional of descansar is formed by adding -ía endings to the infinitive: descansaría, descansarías, descansaría, descansaríamos, descansaríais, descansarían.
descansar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what you 'would' do if you had time, or to make a polite suggestion about resting.
Notes on descansar in the Conditional
Descansar is regular in the conditional. Every ending in this tense contains an 'í' with an accent.
Example Sentences
Yo descansaría más si tuviera tiempo.
I would rest more if I had time.
yo
¿Descansarías un poco si te lo pido?
Would you rest a bit if I asked you to?
tú
Ellos descansarían mejor en un hotel más tranquilo.
They would rest better in a quieter hotel.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Thinking the conditional stem is different from the infinitive.
Correct: Use the full word 'descansar' + 'ía'.
Why: Unlike irregular verbs like 'tener' (tendría), descansar keeps its full infinitive stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: descanso
Descansar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: descanso, descansas, descansa, descansamos, descansáis, descansan.
Preterite
yo: descansé
The preterite of descansar follows regular -ar endings: descansé, descansaste, descansó, descansamos, descansasteis, descansaron.
Imperfect
yo: descansaba
The imperfect of descansar uses regular -aba endings: descansaba, descansabas, descansaba, descansábamos, descansabais, descansaban.
Future
yo: descansaré
To form the future of descansar, add endings to the infinitive: descansaré, descansarás, descansará, descansaremos, descansaréis, descansarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: descanse
The present subjunctive of descansar uses -e endings: descanse, descanses, descanse, descansemos, descanséis, descansen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: descansara
The imperfect subjunctive of descansar is formed from the 'ellos' preterite stem: descansara, descansaras, descansara, descansáramos, descansarais, descansaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: descansa
The imperative of descansar gives commands: descansa (tú), descansad (vosotros), and uses subjunctive forms for others.
Negative Imperative
yo: no descanses
The negative imperative of descansar uses the present subjunctive forms: no descanses, no descanse, no descansemos, no descanséis, no descansen.