How to conjugate descansar in Spanish

descansar in Spanish means to rest, 

descansar is a regular verb. That means this verb does follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. 

Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb descansar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses. 

descansar in the Present Tense

The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now. 

The verb descansar is regular in the present tense. 

The verb descansar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

1. Take off the -ar
2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video: 

Just in case you need to review conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page: 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb descansar in the indicative present tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	descanso	I rest
Tú	descansas	you rest
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	descansa	he/she restes, you (formal) restes
Nosotros (as)	descansamos	we rest
Vosotros (as)	descansaís	you (plural) Spain rest
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	descansan	they rest, you (plural) rest

descansar in the Preterite Tense

The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame.  More on the Preterite Tense Here

Things to remember: 

1. The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end. 
2. The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.

The verb descansar is Regular in the preterite. That means it does follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video:  https://youtu.be/Pi5rlDOeOnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb descansar in the preterite tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	descansé	I rested
Tú	descansaste	you rested
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	descansó	he/she rested, you (formal) rested
Nosotros (as)	descansamos	we rested
Vosotros (as)	descansasteis	you (plural) Spain rested
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	descansaron	they rested, you (plural) rested

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:

la semana pasada	last week
el mes pasado	last month
el fin de semana pasado	last weekend
el año pasado	last year
ayer	yesterday
anteayer	the day before yesterday
anoche	last night

descansar in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end. 

The verb descansar is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb descansar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

1. Take off the -ar
2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb descansar in the imperfect tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	descansaba	I used to rest
Tú	descansabas	you used to rest
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	descansaba	he/she used to rest, you (formal) used to rest
Nosotros (as)	descansábamos	we used to rest
Vosotros (as)	descansabais	you (plural) Spain used to rest
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	descansaban	they used to rest, you (plural) used to rest

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:

a menudo	often
usualmente	usually
todos los días	every day
todos los meses	every month
todos los años	every year
casi siempre	almost always
a veces	sometimes
de niño/niña	as a child …
siempre	always
normalmente	normally

descansar in the Future Tense

The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future. 

The verb descansar is regular in the future tense. 

To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb descansar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.  

The verb descansar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate descansar in the future, follow these two rules: 

1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case descansar.
2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

Yo	é
Tú	ás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	á
Nosotros (as)	emos
Vosotros (as)	éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	án

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb descansar using the future tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	descansaré	I will rest
Tú	descansarás	you will rest
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	descansará	he/she will rest, you (formal) will rest
Nosotros (as)	descansaremos	we will rest
Vosotros (as)	descansaréis	you (plural) Spain will rest
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	descansarán	they will rest, you (plural) will rest

descansar in the Informal Future Tense

The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive. 

The verb descansar is regular in the informal future tense. 

Follow this rule:

1. Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated).  Example : Yo voy a descansar 

The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:

Yo	voy
Tú	vas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	va
Nosotros (as)	vamos
Vosotros (as)	vais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	van

To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb descansar using the informal future:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a descansar	I will rest
Tú	vas a descansar	you will rest
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	va a descansar	he/she will rest, you (formal) will rest
Nosotros (as)	vamos a descansar	we will rest
Vosotros (as)	vais a descansar	you (plural) Spain will rest
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	van a descansar	they will rest, you (plural) will rest

descansar in the Present Progressive Tense.

The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment. 

The verb descansar is regular in the present progressive tense. 

The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb). 

To form the present participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ando for -ar verbs
4. Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs

The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:

Yo	estoy
Tú	estás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	está
Nosotros (as)	estamos
Vosotros (as)	estáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	están

The present participle of the verb descansar is: descansando

To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video 

Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb descansar using the present progressive:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy descansando	I am resting
Tú	estás descansando	you are resting
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	está descansando	he/she is resting, you (formal) are resting
Nosotros (as)	estamos descansando	we are resting
Vosotros (as)	estáis descansando	you (plural) Spain are resting
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	están descansando	they are resting, you (plural) are resting

descansar in the Conditional Tense

The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability. 

The verb descansar is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb descansar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate descansar in the conditional tense follow these two rules: 

1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case descansar.
2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb: 

Yo	ía
Tú	ías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ía
Nosotros (as)	íamos
Vosotros (as)	íais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	ían

The infinitive of the verb descansar is descansar. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb descansar using the conditional tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	descansaría	I would rest
Tú	descansarías	you would rest
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	descansaría	he/she would rest, you (formal) would rest
Nosotros (as)	descansaríamos	we would rest
Vosotros (as)	descansarías	you (plural) Spain would rest
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	descansarían	they would rest, you (plural)would rest

descansar in the Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives. 

The verb descansar is regular in the conditional tense. 

To form the present perfect tense, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb. 

The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:

Yo	he
Tú	has
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ha
Nosotros (as)	hemos
Vosotros (as)	habéis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	han

To form the past participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb descansar in the present perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he descansado	I have rested
Tú	has descansado	you have rested
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ha descansado	he/she have rested, you (formal) have rested
Nosotros (as)	hemos descansado	we have rested
Vosotros (as)	habéis descansado	you (plural) Spain have rested
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	han descansado	they have rested, you (plural) have rested

descansar in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto) 

The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories. 

The verb descansar is regular in the past perfect tense. 

To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:

Yo	había
Tú	habías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	había
Nosotros (as)	habíamos
Vosotros (as)	habíais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habían

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case descansar. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb descansar in the past perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había descansado	I had rested
Tú	habías descansado	you had rested
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	había descansado	he/she had rested, you (formal) had rested
Nosotros (as)	habíamos descansado	we had rested
Vosotros (as)	habíais descansado	you (plural) Spain had rested
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habíain descansado	they had rested, you (plural) had rested

descansar in the Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.

The verb descansar is regular in the future perfect tense. 

To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:

Yo	habré
Tú	habrás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habrá
Nosotros (as)	habremos
Vosotros (as)	habréis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrán

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case descansar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb descansar in the future perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré descansado	I will have rested
Tú	habrás descansado	you will have rested
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habrá descansado	he/she will have rested, you (formal) will have rested
Nosotros (as)	habremos descansado	we will have rested
Vosotros (as)	habréis descansado	you (plural) Spain will have rested
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrán descansado	they will have rested, you (plural) will have rested

descansar in the Conditional Perfect Tense

The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if … 

The verb descansar is regular in the conditional perfect tense. 

To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.

The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:

Yo	habría
Tú	habrías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habría
Nosotros (as)	habríamos
Vosotros (as)	habríais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrían

 Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case descansar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb descansar in the conditional perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría descansado	I would have rested
Tú	habrías descansado	you would have rested
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habría descansado	he/she would have rested, you (formal) would have rested
Nosotros (as)	habríamos descansado	we would have rested
Vosotros (as)	habríais descansado	you (plural) Spain will would rested
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrían descansado	they would have rested, you (plural) would have rested

descansar in the Subjunctive Present Tense

The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real. 

The verb descansar is Regular in the subjunctive present form. 

To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.

Subjunctive present endings for -ar:

Yo	e
Tú	es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	e
Nosotros (as)	emos
Vosotros (as)	éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	en

Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs: 

Yo	a
Tú	as
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	as
Nosotros (as)	amos
Vosotros (as)	áis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	an

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb descansar in the subjunctive present:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	descanse	I may rest
Tú	descanses	you may rest
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	descanse	he/she may rest, you (formal) may rest
Nosotros (as)	descansemos	we may rest
Vosotros (as)	descanséis	you (plural) Spain may rest
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	descansen	they may rest, you (plural) may rest

descansar in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense

The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request. 

The verb descansar is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending. 

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like descansar the endings are:

Yo	ara
Tú	aras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ara
Nosotros (as)	áramos
Vosotros (as)	arais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	aran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common

Yo	ase
Tú	ases
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ase
Nosotros (as)	ásemos
Vosotros (as)	aseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	asen

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:

Yo	iera
Tú	ieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	iera
Nosotros (as)	iéramos
Vosotros (as)	ierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	ieran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:

Yo	iese
Tú	ieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	iese
Nosotros (as)	iésemos
Vosotros (as)	ieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	iesen

Here are the steps in action:

1. descansar

2. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: descansar – descansaron

3. Now remove -aron and you are left with descans

4. Then, add a new ending.

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb descansar in the subjunctive imperfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	descansara	I might rest
Tú	descansaras	you might rest
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	descansara	he/she might rest, you (formal) might rest
Nosotros (as)	descansáramos	we might rest
Vosotros (as)	descansarais	you (plural) Spain might rest
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	descansaran	they might rest, you (plural) might rest

OR

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	descansase	I might rest
Tú	descansases	you might rest
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	descansase	he/she might rest, you (formal) might rest
Nosotros (as)	descansásamos	we might rest
Vosotros (as)	descansasais	you (plural) Spain might rest
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	descansasan	they might rest, you (plural) might rest

descansar in the Subjunctive Future Tense

The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.

The verb descansar is regular in the subjunctive future tense. 

To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).

Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like descansar the endings are:

Yo	e
Tú	es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	e
Nosotros (as)	emos (accent on á of the stem)
Vosotros (as)	eis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	en

Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:

Yo	iere
Tú	ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	iere
Nosotros (as)	iéremos
Vosotros (as)	iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	ieran

Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:

Yo	iere
Tú	ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	iere
Nosotros (as)	iéremos
Vosotros (as)	iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	ieren

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb descansar in the subjunctive future:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	descansara	I will rest
Tú	descansaras	you will rest
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	descansara	he/she will rest, you (formal) will rest
Nosotros (as)	descansáramos	we will rest
Vosotros (as)	descansarais	you (plural) Spain will rest
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	descansaran	they will rest, you (plural) will rest

descansar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense

The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future. 

The verb descansar is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:

Yo	haya
Tú	hayas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	haya
Nosotros (as)	hayamos
Vosotros (as)	hayáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hayan

The past participle of the verb descansar is: descansado

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb descansar in the subjunctive present perfect. 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya descansado	I may have rested
Tú	hayas descansado	you may have rested
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	haya descansado	he/she may have rested, you (formal) may have rested
Nosotros (as)	hayamos descansado	we may have rested
Vosotros (as)	hayáis descansado	you (plural) Spain may have rested
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hayan descansado	they may have rested, you (plural) may have rested

descansar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)

The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions. 

The verb descansar is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb. 

The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:

Yo	hubiera
Tú	hubieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiera
Nosotros (as)	hubiéramos
Vosotros (as)	hubierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubieran

The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:

Yo	hubiese
Tú	hubieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiese
Nosotros (as)	hubiésemos
Vosotros (as)	hubieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubiesen

To form the past participle of a verb:

5. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
6. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
7. Add -ado for -ar verbs
8. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to descansar:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (descansar)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (descans)
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (descansado)

The past participle of the verb descansar is descansado.

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb descansar in the subjunctive past perfect. 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiese descansado	I might have rested
Tú	hubieses descansado	you might have rested
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiese descansado	he/she might have rested, you (formal) might have rested
Nosotros (as)	hubiésemos descansado	we might have rested
Vosotros (as)	hubieseis descansado	you (plural) Spain might have rested
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubiesen descansado	they might have rested, you (plural) might have rested

OR

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera descansado	I might have rested
Tú	hubieras descansado	you might have rested
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiera descansado	he/she might have rested, you (formal) might have rested
Nosotros (as)	hubiéramos descansado	we might have rested
Vosotros (as)	hubierais descansado	you (plural) Spain might have rested
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubieran descansado	they might have rested, you (plural) might have rested

descansar as an Imperative Affirmative Command

The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

descansar is Regular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:

1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense. 
2. Take off the “s”
3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. 

Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.

For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb descansar  would be descansa. 

Let’s see the process:

1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (descansas)
2. Take off the “s”.  (descansa)
3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.  (descansa)

To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
N/A	N/A	N/A
Tú	¡descansa!	rest!
Usted (Ud.)	¡descanse!	rest!
Nosotros (as)	¡descansemos!	rest!
Vosotros (as)	¡descansad!	rest!
Ustedes (Uds.)	¡descansen!	rest!

descansar as an Imperative Negative Command

The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

descansar is Regular when forming Imperative Negative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:

1. Start with No
2. Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense. 
3. Take off the “o”
4. Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.

To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
N/A	N/A	N/A
Tú	¡no descanses!	Don’t rest!
Usted (Ud.)	¡no descanse!	Don’t rest!
Nosotros (as)	¡no descansemos!	Don’t rest!
Vosotros (as)	¡no descanséis!	Don’t rest!
Ustedes (Uds.)	¡no descansen!	Don’t rest!