Resting after an activity in Spanish

The idea

Descansar means to rest and has regular present forms: descanso, descansas, descansa, descansamos, descansáis and descansan. Use después de before an activity.

Examples

• Descanso después de caminar.I rest after walking.
• ¿Descansas después del trabajo?Do you rest after work?
• Mi padre descansa tras el viaje.My father rests after the trip.
• Descansamos después de nadar.We rest after swimming.
• Vosotras descansáis tras la clase.You rest after class.
• Las niñas descansan después del juego.The girls rest after the game.

Watch out

Resting need not mean sleeping: descansar can describe a break while awake.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the correct form: Yo ___ después de correr. (descanso / descansa)

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   descanso

   Descanso agrees with the speaker in the singular.

2. Choose the correct form: Nosotros ___ tras estudiar. (descansamos / descansan)

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   descansamos

   Descansamos refers to the speaker and others.

3. Choose the correct form: Ellos ___ después de bailar. (descansan / descansas)

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   descansan

   Descansan agrees with a plural third-person subject.

Use it today

Describe how you rest after an activity.