Descansar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.
Practice descansar free →Descansar means 'to rest' or 'to relax', and it is a regular -ar verb useful in free-time, health and routine topics. Descanso los fines de semana (I rest at weekends), necesito descansar (I need to rest). Because talking about relaxation and downtime is a natural part of describing your week, descansar earns regular use, and it pairs well with reasons (why you need to rest) for developed sentences. As a regular -ar verb the forms are predictable. The phrase que descanses ('get some rest / sleep well') is a friendly everyday expression.
Quick facts
Descansar (to rest) is a regular -ar verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
Descanso los domingos (I rest on Sundays).
Necesito descansar (I need to rest).
Que descanses (get some rest).
Useful for talking about relaxation.
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
Descansar is a regular verb. Make sure you know the endings for each tense — especially the preterite and subjunctive, which is where marks are most often lost.
descansar is a regular -ar verb — it follows the standard -ar pattern in every tense. That makes it a good one to drill: if you know descansar, you know the template for all regular -ar verbs.
Type conjugations from memory and get instant feedback. That's how you actually build the automatic recall the exam needs — not from reading tables.
Practice descansar now →Three questions. Press Enter to check each answer.
yo: descanso, tú: descansas, él: descansa, nosotros: descansamos, vosotros: descansáis, ellos: descansan
Descansar is a regular -ar verb following the standard -ar pattern.
Use descansar in multiple tenses to show range — present, preterite and future at minimum. This is a key criterion for higher GCSE marks.
Verbs that are easy to confuse with descansar or that behave like it.
This reference is written for UK GCSE and A-Level Spanish learners and their teachers. It is designed for exam revision: every form is checked against standard conjugation rules, and the examples reflect the registers and topics that come up in the AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas specifications. Descansar is a high-frequency verb and appears often in exam papers. For active recall, use the free practice tool rather than only reading the tables.