The French verb dormir means "to sleep". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of dormir is je dors, tu dors, il/elle dort, nous dormons, vous dormez, ils/elles dorment. It is irregular: all 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is dormant and its past participle is dormi. Its compound tenses are formed with avoir.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| je | dors (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | dors (irregular) | |
| il/ | dort (irregular) | |
| nous | dormons (irregular) | |
| vous | dormez (irregular) | |
| ils/ | dorment (irregular) |
| j' | ai dormi |
|---|---|
| tu | as dormi |
| il/ | a dormi |
| nous | avons dormi |
| vous | avez dormi |
| ils/ | ont dormi |
| je | dormais (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | dormais (irregular) |
| il/ | dormait (irregular) |
| nous | dormions (irregular) |
| vous | dormiez (irregular) |
| ils/ | dormaient (irregular) |
| je | dormirai |
|---|---|
| tu | dormiras |
| il/ | dormira |
| nous | dormirons |
| vous | dormirez |
| ils/ | dormiront |
| je | dormirais |
|---|---|
| tu | dormirais |
| il/ | dormirait |
| nous | dormirions |
| vous | dormiriez |
| ils/ | dormiraient |
| que je | dorme (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | dormes (irregular) |
| qu'il/ | dorme (irregular) |
| que nous | dormions (irregular) |
| que vous | dormiez (irregular) |
| qu'ils/ | dorment (irregular) |
| tu | dors (irregular) |
|---|---|
| nous | dormons (irregular) |
| vous | dormez (irregular) |
Dormir is irregular. The present uses dors, dort, and dorment, while nous and vous keep dormons and dormez. The present participle is dormant, and the past participle is dormi.
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No. Dormir is irregular.
The forms are dors, dors, dort, dormons, dormez, and dorment. The stem changes between dorm and dor in this tense.
The present participle is dormant and the past participle is dormi. The auxiliary is avoir, as shown by ai dormi, avons dormi, and ont dormi.