restar Present Conjugation
restar — to subtract
The present tense of restar is regular: resto, restas, resta, restamos, restáis, restan.
restar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about mathematical facts, current habits, or to say that something takes away from or diminishes a situation right now.
Notes on restar in the Present
Restar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense; it follows the standard pattern without any stem changes.
Example Sentences
Si a diez le restas cinco, quedan cinco.
If you subtract five from ten, five remain.
tú
Este problema le resta importancia al asunto.
This problem takes importance away from the matter.
él/ella/usted
Yo siempre resto los gastos del total.
I always subtract the expenses from the total.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'restes' for the tú form in indicative.
Correct: restas
Why: Learners sometimes confuse the indicative -as ending with the subjunctive -es ending.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: resté
Restar is regular in the preterite: resté, restaste, restó, restamos, restasteis, restaron.
Imperfect
yo: restaba
The imperfect of restar follows the standard -aba pattern: restaba, restabas, restaba, restábamos, restabais, restaban.
Future
yo: restaré
The future of restar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: restaré, restarás, restará, restaremos, restaréis, restarán.
Conditional
yo: restaría
The conditional of restar is regular: restaría, restarías, restaría, restaríamos, restaríais, restarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: reste
The present subjunctive of restar uses -e endings: reste, restes, reste, restemos, restéis, resten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: restara
The imperfect subjunctive of restar is regular: restara, restaras, restara, restáramos, restarais, restaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: resta
The affirmative imperative of restar gives commands: resta, reste, restemos, restad, resten.
Negative Imperative
yo: no restes
The negative imperative of restar uses the present subjunctive: no restes, no reste, no restemos, no restéis, no resten.