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Dormir (to sleep) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of dormir (to sleep) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

 Dormir (to sleep) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 3: Día a día (Day to day)

Lesson 16: Rutinas diarias (Daily routines)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Dormir (to sleep) Durmiendo (Sleeping) Dormido (Asleep)

Dormir (to sleep): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente  Present

Spanish English
yo duermo I sleep
tú duermes you sleep
él/ella duerme He sleeps
nosotros/nosotras dormimos we sleep
vosotros/vosotras dormís you all sleep
ellos/ellas duermen they sleep

Pretérito perfecto  Present Perfect

Spanish English
yo he dormido I have slept
tú has dormido you have slept
él/ella ha dormido he has slept
nosotros/nosotras hemos dormido We have slept
vosotros/vosotras habéis dormido you (plural) have slept
ellos/ellas han dormido They have slept

Subjuntivo presente  Present subjunctive

Spanish English
yo duerma I sleep
tú duermas you sleep
él/ella duerma he sleeps
nosotros/nosotras durmamos we sleep
vosotros/vosotras durmáis you sleep
ellos/ellas duerman they sleep

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto  Past Perfect Subjunctive

Spanish English
yo haya dormido I have slept
tú hayas dormido you have slept
él/ella haya dormido he has slept
nosotros/nosotras hayamos dormido we have slept
vosotros/vosotras hayáis dormido you have slept
ellos/ellas hayan dormido they have slept

Pretérito imperfecto  Imperfect Past

Spanish English
yo dormía I was sleeping
tú dormías You were sleeping
él/ella dormía He slept
nosotros/nosotras dormíamos We were sleeping
vosotros/vosotras dormíais you used to sleep
ellos/ellas dormían They slept

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto  Past Perfect

Spanish English
yo había dormido I had slept
tú habías dormido You had slept
él/ella había dormido He had slept
nosotros/nosotras habíamos dormido we had slept
vosotros/vosotras habíais dormido You had slept
ellos/ellas habían dormido they had slept

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto  Subjunctive past imperfect

Spanish English
yo durmiera/durmiese I slept
tú durmieras/durmieses you slept
él/ella durmiera/durmiese he slept
nosotros/nosotras durmiéramos/durmiésemos We slept
vosotros/vosotras durmierais/durmieseis you all slept
ellos/ellas durmieran/durmiesen they slept

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto  Past perfect subjunctive

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese dormido I would have slept
tú hubieras/hubieses dormido You had slept
él/ella hubiera/hubiese dormido he would have slept
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos dormido We would have slept
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis dormido you would have slept
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen dormido they would have slept

Pretérito indefinido  Simple Past

Spanish English
yo dormí I slept
tú dormiste You slept
él/ella durmió he slept
nosotros/nosotras dormimos We slept
vosotros/vosotras dormisteis you slept
ellos/ellas durmieron They slept

Pretérito anterior  Preterite Anterior

Spanish English
yo hube dormido I had slept
tú hubiste dormido You had slept
él/ella hubo dormido he had slept
nosotros/nosotras hubimos dormido we had slept
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis dormido You had slept
ellos/ellas hubieron dormido they had slept

Subjuntivo futuro simple  Future subjunctive simple

Spanish English
yo durmiere I would sleep
tú durmieres You would sleep
él/ella durmiere he would sleep
nosotros/nosotras durmiéremos we will sleep
vosotros/vosotras durmiereis You will sleep
ellos/ellas durmieren they would sleep

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto  Future perfect subjunctive

Spanish English
yo hubiere dormido I will have slept
tú hubieres dormido you will have slept
él/ella hubiere dormido he will have slept
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos dormido we will have slept
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis dormido you will have slept
ellos/ellas hubieren dormido they will have slept

Futuro simple  Simple Future

Spanish English
yo dormiré I will sleep
tú dormirás You will sleep
él/ella dormirá he will sleep
nosotros/nosotras dormiremos we will sleep
vosotros/vosotras dormiréis You will sleep
ellos/ellas dormirán They will sleep

Futuro perfecto  Future Perfect

Spanish English
yo habré dormido I will have slept
tú habrás dormido You will have slept
él/ella habrá dormido he will have slept
nosotros/nosotras habremos dormido we will have slept
vosotros/vosotras habréis dormido you will have slept
ellos/ellas habrán dormido they will have slept
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo  Imperative

Spanish English
¡Duerme! He/She sleep!
¡Duerma! Let's sleep
¡Durmamos! You sleep
¡Dormid! They sleep
¡Duerman! They sleep!

Imperativo negativo  Negative Imperative

Spanish English
No duerma! You don't sleep
No duermas! Do not sleep!
No duerma! You don't sleep
No durmamos! You all do not sleep!
No durmáis! They do not sleep

Condicional simple  Simple Conditional

Spanish English
yo dormiría I would sleep
tú dormirías You would sleep
él/ella dormiría he would sleep
nosotros/nosotras dormiríamos We would sleep
vosotros/vosotras dormiríais you all would sleep
ellos/ellas dormirían They would sleep

Condicional perfecto  Past Perfect

Spanish English
yo habría dormido I would have slept
tú habrías dormido You would have slept
él/ella habría dormido He would have slept
nosotros/nosotras habríamos dormido we would have slept
vosotros/vosotras habríais dormido You would have slept
ellos/ellas habrían dormido They would have slept

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You all will sleep better if you turn off the lights.
Vosotros dormiréis mejor si apagáis las luces.
2. We will sleep in the cabin during the trip.
Nosotros dormiremos en la cabaña durante el viaje.
3. They will sleep in the country house on the weekend.
Ellos dormirán en la casa de campo el fin de semana.
4. They sleep in late on weekends.
Ellos duermen hasta tarde los fines de semana.
5. He will sleep on the couch if he doesn't behave.
Él dormirá en el sofá si no se comporta.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They were sleeping on the couch when we arrived.
Ellas dormían en el sofá cuando llegamos.
2. Last night I slept very well.
Anoche dormí muy bien.
3. You have slept all afternoon.
Tú has dormido toda la tarde.
4. My brother slept all afternoon.
Mi hermano durmió toda la tarde.
5. You were sleeping so deeply that you didn't hear anything.
Tú dormías tan profundamente que no escuchabas nada.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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durmieran/durmiesen, duerma, durmiéramos/durmiésemos, duerman, durmiera/durmiese

1.
Si ellos ... mejor, rendirían más en el trabajo.
(If they slept better, they would perform better at work.)
2.
Dudo que ... si estrenan el telediario esta noche.
(I doubt they sleep if they premiere the news programme tonight.)
3.
Si él ... lo suficiente, no tendría sueño en clase.
(If he slept enough, he wouldn't be sleepy in class.)
4.
Es importante que ... para redactar la carta formal luego.
(It is important that he/she sleep to draft the formal letter later.)
5.
Si nosotros ... una siesta, nos sentiríamos renovados.
(If we were to take a nap, we would feel refreshed.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I had slept before they arrived.
Yo hube dormido antes de que llegaran.
2. We don't believe that we slept much on the trip.
No creemos que hayamos dormido mucho en el viaje.
3. I am surprised that you have slept with so much noise.
Me sorprende que hayáis dormido con tanto ruido.
4. It is possible that he/she may have slept at his/her friend's house.
Es posible que haya dormido en casa de su amigo.
5. It is likely that they have slept in late.
Es probable que hayan dormido hasta tarde.