dormir Conditional Conjugation
dormir — to sleep
The conditional of dormir is regular: dormiría, dormirías, dormiría, dormiríamos, dormiríais, dormirían.
dormir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would sleep' under certain circumstances or to make a polite suggestion about resting.
Notes on dormir in the Conditional
Dormir is regular in the conditional. Like the future tense, it uses the infinitive as the base.
Example Sentences
Dormiría más si tuviera tiempo.
I would sleep more if I had time.
yo
¿Dormirías en un albergue?
Would you sleep in a hostel?
tú
Nosotros dormiríamos aquí, pero no hay camas.
We would sleep here, but there are no beds.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'dormiría' with the imperfect 'dormía'.
Correct: dormiría
Why: The conditional keeps the 'r' from the infinitive (dormir + ía), while the imperfect removes it (dorm + ía).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: duermo
Dormir is a stem-changing verb where the 'o' becomes 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: dormí
Dormir has a stem change (o to u) in the third-person forms: durmió and durmieron.
Imperfect
yo: dormía
The imperfect of dormir is regular: dormía, dormías, dormía, dormíamos, dormíais, dormían.
Future
yo: dormiré
The future tense of dormir is regular: dormiré, dormirás, dormirá, dormiremos, dormiréis, dormirán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: duerma
Dormir changes o > ue in most forms, but importantly o > u in the nosotros and vosotros forms.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: durmiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'durm-' stem for all forms: durmiera, durmieras, durmiera, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: duerme
The imperative uses 'duerme' for tú and 'duerma' for usted, with 'durmamos' for let's sleep.
Negative Imperative
yo: no duermas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no duermas, no duerma, no durmamos.