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 -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, no account needed. Type the form, then press Enter or tap Check.
yo: descanso, tú: descansas, él: descansa, nosotros: descansamos, vosotros: descansáis, ellos: descansan
The past participle is descansado (he descansado) and the gerund is descansando (estoy descansando).
Verbs that are easy to confuse with descansar or that behave like it.
Descansar is on the AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas GCSE Spanish vocabulary lists. Compare the exam boards.
Written by Daniel Holmes for GCSE & A-Level Spanish students.