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dormir

to sleep

verb irregular Word 337 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate dormir

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo duermo I sleep / I am sleeping
tú duermes you sleep / you are sleeping
él/ella duerme he/she sleeps / he/she is sleeping / you sleep (formal) / you are sleeping (formal)
nosotros dormimos we sleep / we are sleeping
ellos/ellas duermen they sleep / they are sleeping / you all sleep / you all are sleeping

Preterite

yo dormí I slept
tú dormiste you slept
él/ella durmió he/she slept / you slept (formal)
nosotros dormimos we slept
ellos/ellas durmieron they slept / you all slept

Imperfect

yo dormía I was sleeping / I used to sleep
tú dormías you were sleeping / you used to sleep
él/ella dormía he/she was sleeping / he/she used to sleep / you were sleeping (formal) / you used to sleep (formal)
nosotros dormíamos we were sleeping / we used to sleep
ellos/ellas dormían they were sleeping / they used to sleep / you all were sleeping / you all used to sleep

Future

yo dormiré I will sleep
tú dormirás you will sleep
él/ella dormirá he/she will sleep / you will sleep (formal)
nosotros dormiremos we will sleep
ellos/ellas dormirán they will sleep / you all will sleep

In a sentence

Los niños ya duermen.

The children are already sleeping.

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