Descansé

Descansé is the first-person singular form of the Spanish verb descansar in the pretérito indefinido (simple past). It means “I rested” or “I took a rest,” and it indicates a completed action that occurred in the past. The form shows that the subject is yo (I), with the pronoun often omitted in Spanish since the verb ending already signals the person.

Usage and examples

Descansé is commonly used to recount a past period of rest. It can appear with time expressions such as ayer, esta mañana, o después del trabajo. For example: “Ayer descansé un rato” or “Descansé temprano anoche.” The same verb in other persons includes descansaste (tú), descansó (él/ella/usted), descansamos (nosotros), descansasteis (vosotros), descansaron (ellos/ellas/ustedes).

Grammar notes

Descansar is a regular -ar verb. Its present form is descanso, and its imperfect form is descansaba. The verb can be used intransitively, meaning to take a break or to stop working, though it can also describe lying down to recover or regain energy. As a past-tense form, descansé is most common in narrative or descriptive past statements.

Related forms and related concepts

Descanso (noun) refers to rest or a break, not the past tense. Other tenses of descansar include puedo descansar (present), descansaba (imperfect), and descansaré (future). The word is widely used across Spanish-speaking regions with similar grammar and meaning.