dormir Present Conjugation
dormir — to sleep
Dormir is a stem-changing verb where the 'o' becomes 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
dormir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to discuss sleep habits, general truths about rest, or to say that someone is sleeping right now.
Notes on dormir in the Present
This is an o > ue stem-changing verb. Remember that the 'boot' rule applies: the change happens in all forms except for the 'we' (nosotros) and 'you all' (vosotros) forms.
Example Sentences
Siempre duermo con la ventana abierta.
I always sleep with the window open.
yo
Mi perro duerme mucho durante el día.
My dog sleeps a lot during the day.
él/ella/usted
Dormimos ocho horas cada día.
We sleep eight hours every day.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'duermimos' for the nosotros form.
Correct: dormimos
Why: Stem changes (o > ue) never occur in the nosotros or vosotros forms in the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
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.
Conditional
yo: dormiría
The conditional of dormir is regular: dormiría, dormirías, dormiría, dormiríamos, dormiríais, dormirían.
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.