Dormir Conjugation | How to Conjugate Dormir in Spanish

Dormir means “to sleep.” You will learn its o → ue present change, o → u preterite and subjunctive families, irregular gerund durmiendo, regular participle dormido, and commands.

Dormir conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Dormir uses o → ue in stressed present forms such as duermo — “I sleep,” but o → u in durmió — “he / she slept,” durmieron — “they slept,” durmamos — “that we sleep,” and the gerund durmiendo — “sleeping.”

Dormir gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle dormido remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	dormir	to sleep
Gerund	durmiendo	sleeping
Past participle	dormido	slept

Dormir meaning and essential uses

Dormir — “to sleep” — is most commonly intransitive: Duermo ocho horas. — “I sleep eight hours.” It can combine naturally with duration, place, and time expressions.

The lesson targets the non-pronominal verb dormir. Its common forms describe being asleep or sleeping for a period: Dormimos en un hotel pequeño. — “We sleep in a small hotel.”

Dormir irregular conjugation patterns

In the present indicative, stressed forms use duerm-: duermo, duermes, duerme, duermen — “I sleep, you sleep, he/she sleeps, they sleep.” The nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras forms keep dorm-.

The third-person preterite uses durm-: durmió — “he / she slept” — and durmieron — “they slept.” The same durm- stem appears throughout the imperfect/future subjunctive families and in durmiendo — “sleeping.”

Dormir indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Dormir present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current actions, habits, facts, and contextually near-future events. Stressed forms use duerm-, while nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras use dorm-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	duermo	I sleep
Tú — you, singular informal	duermes	you sleep
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	duerme	he / she sleeps; you sleep (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	dormimos	we sleep
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	dormís	you sleep (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	duermen	they sleep; you sleep (plural)

• Duermo unas ocho horas cada noche. — I sleep about eight hours every night.

Dormir preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The third-person forms use durm-: durmió — “he / she slept” — and durmieron — “they slept.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	dormí	I slept
Tú — you, singular informal	dormiste	you slept
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	durmió	he / she slept; you slept (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	dormimos	we slept
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	dormisteis	you slept (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	durmieron	they slept; you slept (plural)

• Anoche dormimos muy bien. — Last night we slept very well.

Dormir imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. It uses the regular -IR imperfect endings.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	dormía	I used to sleep / was sleeping
Tú — you, singular informal	dormías	you used to sleep / were sleeping
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	dormía	he / she used to sleep / was sleeping; you used to sleep / were sleeping (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	dormíamos	we used to sleep / were sleeping
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	dormíais	you used to sleep / were sleeping (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	dormían	they used to sleep / were sleeping; you used to sleep / were sleeping (plural)

• Antes dormía con la ventana abierta. — I used to sleep with the window open.

Dormir present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus durmiendo — “sleeping.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy durmiendo	I am sleeping
Tú — you, singular informal	estás durmiendo	you are sleeping
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está durmiendo	he / she is sleeping; you are sleeping (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos durmiendo	we are sleeping
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis durmiendo	you are sleeping (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están durmiendo	they are sleeping; you are sleeping (plural)

• El bebé está durmiendo ahora. — The baby is sleeping now.

Dormir near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and dormir.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a dormir	I am going to sleep
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a dormir	you are going to sleep
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a dormir	he / she is going to sleep; you are going to sleep (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a dormir	we are going to sleep
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a dormir	you are going to sleep (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a dormir	they are going to sleep; you are going to sleep (plural)

• Voy a dormir un poco en el avión. — I am going to sleep a little on the plane.

Dormir future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, when useful, probability. The endings attach to the full infinitive; there is no separate irregular future or conditional stem.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	dormiré	I will sleep
Tú — you, singular informal	dormirás	you will sleep
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	dormirá	he / she will sleep; you will sleep (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	dormiremos	we will sleep
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	dormiréis	you will sleep (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	dormirán	they will sleep; you will sleep (plural)

• Esta noche dormiré temprano. — Tonight I will sleep early.

Dormir conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The endings attach to the full infinitive; there is no separate irregular future or conditional stem.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	dormiría	I would sleep
Tú — you, singular informal	dormirías	you would sleep
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	dormiría	he / she would sleep; you would sleep (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	dormiríamos	we would sleep
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	dormiríais	you would sleep (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	dormirían	they would sleep; you would sleep (plural)

• Dormiría más si tuviera tiempo. — I would sleep more if I had time.

Dormir present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle dormido — “slept.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he dormido	I have slept
Tú — you, singular informal	has dormido	you have slept
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha dormido	he / she has slept; you have slept (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos dormido	we have slept
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis dormido	you have slept (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han dormido	they have slept; you have slept (plural)

• He dormido siete horas. — I have slept seven hours.

Dormir past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle dormido — “slept.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había dormido	I had slept
Tú — you, singular informal	habías dormido	you had slept
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había dormido	he / she had slept; you had slept (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos dormido	we had slept
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais dormido	you had slept (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían dormido	they had slept; you had slept (plural)

• Ya habíamos dormido allí antes. — We had already slept there before.

Dormir future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle dormido — “slept.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré dormido	I will have slept
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás dormido	you will have slept
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá dormido	he / she will have slept; you will have slept (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos dormido	we will have slept
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis dormido	you will have slept (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán dormido	they will have slept; you will have slept (plural)

• Para mañana habré dormido lo suficiente. — By tomorrow I will have slept enough.

Dormir conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle dormido — “slept.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría dormido	I would have slept
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías dormido	you would have slept
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría dormido	he / she would have slept; you would have slept (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos dormido	we would have slept
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais dormido	you would have slept (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían dormido	they would have slept; you would have slept (plural)

• Habría dormido mejor sin ruido. — I would have slept better without noise.

Dormir subjunctive conjugations

Dormir present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. Stressed forms use duerm-, while nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras use durm-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	duerma	that I sleep
Tú — you, singular informal	duermas	that you sleep
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	duerma	that he / she sleep; that you sleep (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	durmamos	that we sleep
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	durmáis	that you sleep (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	duerman	that they sleep; that you sleep (plural)

• Es importante que duermas bien. — It is important that you sleep well.

Dormir imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table; do not assume unrestricted interchangeability in every special construction. These forms inherit the i/u-changed third-person preterite stem and the main table uses the -ra series.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	durmiera	that I slept
Tú — you, singular informal	durmieras	that you slept
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	durmiera	that he / she slept; that you slept (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	durmiéramos	that we slept
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	durmierais	that you slept (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	durmieran	that they slept; that you slept (plural)

• El médico recomendó que durmiéramos más. — The doctor recommended that we sleep more.
• Preferían que durmieses en otra habitación. — They preferred that you sleep in another room.

Dormir future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms share the same historical stem family as the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	durmiere	if / when I should sleep
Tú — you, singular informal	durmieres	if / when you should sleep
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	durmiere	if / when he / she should sleep; if / when you should sleep (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	durmiéremos	if / when we should sleep
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	durmiereis	if / when you should sleep (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	durmieren	if / when they should sleep; if / when you should sleep (plural)

• Quien durmiere en el recinto deberá registrarse. — Whoever should sleep on the premises must register.

Dormir present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle dormido — “slept.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya dormido	that I have slept
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas dormido	that you have slept
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya dormido	that he / she has slept; that you have slept (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos dormido	that we have slept
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis dormido	that you have slept (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan dormido	that they have slept; that you have slept (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas dormido bien. — I am glad that you have slept well.

Dormir past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted alternative auxiliary in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle dormido — “slept.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera dormido	that I had slept
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras dormido	that you had slept
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera dormido	that he / she had slept; that you had slept (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos dormido	that we had slept
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais dormido	that you had slept (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran dormido	that they had slept; that you had slept (plural)

• Si hubiéramos dormido más, estaríamos menos cansados. — If we had slept more, we would be less tired.
• Si hubieses dormido ocho horas, te sentirías mejor. — If you had slept eight hours, you would feel better.

Dormir future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle dormido — “slept.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere dormido	if / when I should have slept
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres dormido	if / when you should have slept
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere dormido	if / when he / she should have slept; if / when you should have slept (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos dormido	if / when we should have slept
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis dormido	if / when you should have slept (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren dormido	if / when they should have slept; if / when you should have slept (plural)

• Si hubieren dormido en el edificio, deberán comunicarlo. — If they should have slept in the building, they must report it.

Dormir imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. Spanish uses different morphological sources depending on person and polarity; the nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Dormir affirmative commands

Use affirmative commands for direct instructions. The table includes the five core addressee or exhortative rows.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	duerme	sleep
Usted — you, singular formal	duerma	sleep (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	durmamos	let’s sleep
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	dormid	sleep (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	duerman	sleep (plural)

• Duerme un poco antes del viaje. — Sleep a little before the trip.

Dormir negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the command form.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no duermas	do not sleep
Usted — you, singular formal	no duerma	do not sleep (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no durmamos	let’s not sleep
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no durmáis	do not sleep (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no duerman	do not sleep (plural)

• No duermas con la luz encendida. — Do not sleep with the light on.

Common constructions with Dormir

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• dormir bien / mal. — to sleep well / badly.
• dormir + duration. — to sleep for a stated length of time.
• dormir en + place. — to sleep in / at a place.

Example sentences with Dormir

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Duermo mejor cuando hace fresco. — I sleep better when it is cool.
• Ayer dormí solo cinco horas. — Yesterday I slept only five hours.
• Los niños ya están durmiendo. — The children are already sleeping.
• Necesito dormir más esta semana. — I need to sleep more this week.
• Espero que duermas bien esta noche. — I hope you sleep well tonight.
• Duerme todo lo que necesites. — Sleep as much as you need.

Regional and usage notes for Dormir

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. In voseo regions, common present-indicative and affirmative-command forms can differ from the core tú forms.

• Vos dormís ocho horas. — You sleep eight hours. (voseo)
• Dormí un poco antes de salir. — Sleep a little before going out. (affirmative vos command)

Dormir combines two related stem patterns: duerm- in stressed present forms and durm- in the third-person preterite, related subjunctive forms, and gerund durmiendo — “sleeping.” The future and conditional return to the full infinitive.