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 

Spanish English
(yo) duermo I sleep
(tú) duermes You sleep
(él/ella) duerme he sleeps/she sleeps
(nosotros/nosotras) dormimos we sleep
(vosotros/vosotras) dormís you sleep
(ellos/ellas) duermen They sleep

Pretérito perfecto 

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

Subjuntivo presente 

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

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya dormido I have slept
(tú) hayas dormido You have slept
(él/ella) haya dormido he/she 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 

Spanish English
(yo) dormía I was sleeping
(tú) dormías You were sleeping
(él/ella) dormía he/she was sleeping
(nosotros/nosotras) dormíamos we slept
(vosotros/vosotras) dormíais You were sleeping
(ellos/ellas) dormían they slept

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había dormido I had slept
(tú) habías dormido You had slept
(él/ella) había dormido he/she 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 

Spanish English
(yo) durmiera/durmiese I slept
(tú) durmieras/durmieses You slept
(él/ella) durmiera/durmiese he/she slept
(nosotros/nosotras) durmiéramos/durmiésemos we slept
(vosotros/vosotras) durmierais/durmieseis You slept
(ellos/ellas) durmieran/durmiesen they slept

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

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

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) dormí I slept
(tú) dormiste You slept
(él/ella) durmió he/she slept
(nosotros/nosotras) dormimos we slept
(vosotros/vosotras) dormisteis You (plural) slept
(ellos/ellas) durmieron they slept

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube dormido I had slept
(tú) hubiste dormido You had slept
(él/ella) hubo dormido he/she 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 

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

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere dormido I will have slept
(tú) hubieres dormido you will have slept
(él/ella) hubiere dormido he/she 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 

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

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré dormido I will have slept
(tú) habrás dormido You will have slept
(él/ella) habrá dormido he/she 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 

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

Imperativo negativo 

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 

Spanish English
(yo) dormiría I would sleep
(tú) dormirías You would sleep
(él/ella) dormiría he/she would sleep
(nosotros/nosotras) dormiríamos we would sleep
(vosotros/vosotras) dormiríais You would sleep
(ellos/ellas) dormirían they would sleep

Condicional perfecto 

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.