dormir Present Subjunctive Conjugation
dormir — to sleep
Dormir changes o > ue in most forms, but importantly o > u in the nosotros and vosotros forms.
dormir Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want or hope someone sleeps well, or after phrases of doubt or emotion (e.g., 'I hope you sleep well').
Notes on dormir in the Present Subjunctive
This is tricky: it follows the o > ue change in the 'boot' forms, but the nosotros and vosotros forms change to 'u' (durmamos, durmáis).
Example Sentences
Espero que duermas bien.
I hope you sleep well.
tú
Es importante que el paciente duerma mucho.
It is important that the patient sleeps a lot.
él/ella/usted
Buscan un hotel donde no durmamos en el suelo.
They are looking for a hotel where we don't sleep on the floor.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'dormamos' instead of 'durmamos'.
Correct: durmamos
Why: In the present subjunctive, -ir stem-changing verbs have a partial change (o > u) in the nosotros form.
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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.
Conditional
yo: dormiría
The conditional of dormir is regular: dormiría, dormirías, dormiría, dormiríamos, dormiríais, dormirían.
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.