The Spanish verb dormir means "to sleep". Below are its 8 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 yo duermo, tú duermes, él/ella/usted duerme, nosotros dormimos, vosotros dormís, ellos/ellas/ustedes duermen. It is irregular: 4 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| yo | duermo (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | duermes (irregular) | |
| él/ | duerme (irregular) | |
| nosotros | dormimos | |
| vosotros | dormís | |
| ellos/ | duermen (irregular) |
| yo | dormí |
|---|---|
| tú | dormiste |
| él/ | durmió (irregular) |
| nosotros | dormimos |
| vosotros | dormisteis |
| ellos/ | durmieron (irregular) |
| yo | dormía |
|---|---|
| tú | dormías |
| él/ | dormía |
| nosotros | dormíamos |
| vosotros | dormíais |
| ellos/ | dormían |
| yo | dormiré |
|---|---|
| tú | dormirás |
| él/ | dormirá |
| nosotros | dormiremos |
| vosotros | dormiréis |
| ellos/ | dormirán |
| yo | dormiría |
|---|---|
| tú | dormirías |
| él/ | dormiría |
| nosotros | dormiríamos |
| vosotros | dormiríais |
| ellos/ | dormirían |
| yo | duerma (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | duermas (irregular) |
| él/ | duerma (irregular) |
| nosotros | durmamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | durmáis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | duerman (irregular) |
| tú | duerme (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | duerma (irregular) |
| nosotros | durmamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | dormid |
| ustedes | duerman (irregular) |
| yo | he dormido |
|---|---|
| tú | has dormido |
| él/ | ha dormido |
| nosotros | hemos dormido |
| vosotros | habéis dormido |
| ellos/ | han dormido |
Dormir is irregular. The stem changes to duerm in present forms such as duermo and duermes, and to durm in some preterite and subjunctive forms such as durmió and durmamos. Its gerund is durmiendo.
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Dormir is irregular. Its table has forms such as duermo, durmió, duerma, and durmiendo.
The stem changes to duerm in yo, tú, él, ella, usted, ellos, ellas, and ustedes forms: duermo, duermes, duerme, and duermen. Nosotros and vosotros keep dorm: dormimos and dormís.
The past participle is dormido. The present perfect uses haber plus dormido, as in he dormido, has dormido, ha dormido, hemos dormido, habéis dormido, and han dormido.