The verb for to sleep
in Spanish

dormir

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... imagine you sleep in the DORMItory
- this DORM 'ERE!

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dormirse - to fall asleep

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Present Participle	Past Participle
durmiendo = sleeping	dormido = slept

The past participle is very important as it is used to form the various compound tenses, seven of which are used in modern Spanish conversation and writing. Check out the tenses in the tables below.

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Verb dormir fully conjugated. The Spanish for sleep.

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The 7 Simple Tenses of the conjugated Spanish verb dormir - to sleep

Present Tense - Presente
yo	duermo	I (am)	- sleep - sleeping - do sleep
tú	duermes	you (are) (inf.sing)
él, ella ----- usted	duerme	he, she, it (is) ----- you (are) (form.sing)
nosotros	dormimos	we (are)
vosotros	dormís	you (are) (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	duermen	they (are) (m/f) ----- you (are) (form.pl)

Example Spanish sentences of the verb dormir conjugated in the present indicative tense:

Yo duermo en mi cama.
I sleep in my bed.

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Imperfect Indicative Tense Imperfecto de Indicativo
yo	dormía	I (was)	- slept - sleeping - used to sleep
tú	dormías	you (were) (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	dormía	he, she, it (was) ----- you (were) (form.sing)
nosotros	dormíamos	we (were)
vosotros	dormíais	you (were) (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	dormían	they (m/f) you (were) (form.pl)

Example Spanish sentence of the verb dormir conjugated in the imperfect indicative tense:

Ellos dormían en la casa de su abuela.
They (m) used to sleep / were sleeping at their grandmother’s house.

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Preterit Tense - Pretérito
yo	dormí	I	slept
tú	dormiste	you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	durmió	he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	dormimos	we
vosotros	dormisteis	you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	durmieron	they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example Spanish sentence of the verb dormir conjugated in the preterit tense:

Yo dormí en ese hotel la semana pasada.
I slept in that hotel last week.

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Future Tense - Futuro
yo	dormiré	I	- will sleep - will be sleeping
tú	dormirás	you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	dormirá	he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	dormiremos	we
vosotros	dormiréis	you (inf.pl)
ellos ellas ustedes	dormirán	they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example sentence of the verb dormir, Spanish for to sleep - conjugated in the future tense:

Ana dormirá en la casa de su amiga mañana.
Ana will be sleeping at her friend’s house tomorrow.

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Conditional Tense - Potencial Simple
yo	dormiría	I	would sleep
tú	dormirías	you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	dormiría	he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	dormiríamos	we
vosotros	dormiríais	you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	dormirían	they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example sentence of the verb dormir Spanish for to sleep, conjugated in the conditional tense:

Ella no dormiría toda la semana fuera de su casa.
She wouldn’t sleep out of (away from) her house the whole week.

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Present Subjunctive Tense - Presente de Subjuntivo
yo	duerme	I	- may sleep - may be sleeping
tú	duermes	you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	duerme	he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	dormemos	we
vosotros	dorméis	you (inf.pl)
ellos ellas ustedes	duermen	they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example Spanish sentence of the verb dormir conjugated in the present subjunctive tense:

Espero que duermas mejor esta noche.
I hope that you (may) sleep better tonight.

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Imperfect Subjunctive Tense -ra version - Imperfecto de Subjuntivo
yo	durmiera	(that) I	(maybe) slept (in the past)
tú	durmieras	(that) you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	durmiera	(that) he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	durmiéramos	(that) we
vosotros	durmierais	(that) you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	durmieran	(that) they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example Spanish sentence of the verb dormirse conjugated in the imperfect subjunctive –ra version tense:

Fue terrible que no durmieras bien.
It was terrible that you didn’t sleep well.

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Imperfect Subjunctive Tense -se version - Imperfecto de Subjuntivo
yo	durmiese	(that) I	(maybe) slept (in the past)
tú	durmieses	(that) you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	durmiese	(that) he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	durmiésemos	(that) we
vosotros	durmieseis	(that) you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	durmiesen	(that) they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example Spanish sentence of the verb dormir conjugated in the imperfect subjunctive –se version tense:

Fue terrible que no durmieses bien.
It was terrible that you didn’t sleep well.

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The 7 Compound Tenses of dormir, the verb in Spanish for to sleep.

All compound tenses are composed of the conjugated auxiliary verb
haber and the past participle of dormir.

haber + dormido

Present Perfect Tense - Perfecto de Indicativo
yo	he dormido	I	have slept
tú	has dormido	you (inf.sing)
él, ella ----- usted	ha dormido	he, she, it ----- you (form.sing)
nosotros	hemos dormido	we
vosotros	habéis dormido	you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	han dormido	they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example sentence of dormirse, Spanish for to remember, with the verb conjugated in the present perfect (perfecto de indicativo) tense:

No han dormido en la nueva cama todavía.
(They) haven’t slept in their new bed yet.

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Past Perfect Tense Pluscuamperfecto de Indicativo
yo	había dormido	I	had slept
tú	habías dormido	you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	había dormido	he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	habíamos dormido	we
vosotros	habíais dormido	you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	habían dormido	they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example sentence of the verb dormir Spanish for to sleep, conjugated in the past perfect (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo) tense:

Él había dormido toda la tarde.
He had slept all afternoon.

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Future Perfect Tense - Futuro Perfecto
yo	habré dormido	I	will have slept
tú	habrás dormido	you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	habrá dormido	he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	habremos dormido	we
vosotros	habréis dormido	you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	habrán dormido	they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example Spanish sentence of the verb dormir conjugated in the Future Perfect tense:

Habré dormido mi siesta para las cuatro.
I will have slept my siesta by four o’clock.

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Conditional Perfect Tense - Potencial Compuesto
yo	habría dormido	I	would have slept
tú	habrías dormido	you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	habría dormido	he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	habríamos dormido	we
vosotros	habríais dormido	you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	habrían dormido	they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example Spanish sentence of the verb dormir conjugated in the Conditional Perfect:


Él habría dormido mejor si no hubiera tosido toda la noche.
He would have slept better if he hadn’t coughed all night.

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Preterit Perfect Tense Pretérito Perfecto or Anterior (used mostly in formal writing)
yo	hube dormido	I	had slept
tú	hubiste dormido	you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	hubo dormido	he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	hubimos dormido	we
vosotros	hubisteis dormido	you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	hubieron dormido	they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example sentence of the verb dormir, the verb in Spanish for to sleep conjugated in the Preterit Perfect Tense (Also known as pretérito anterior - past anterior):


Después que hubo dormido todo el invierno, el oso despertó.
After he had slept all winter, the bear woke up.

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Present Perfect Subjunctive Tense Perfecto de Subjuntivo
yo	haya dormido	I	(may) have slept
tú	hayas dormido	you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	haya dormido	he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	hayamos dormido	we
vosotros	hayáis dormido	you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	hayan dormido	they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example Spanish sentence of the verb dormir conjugated in the Present Perfect Subjunctive Tense:


No es posible que yo haya dormido tanto.
It’s not possible that I (may have) slept so long.

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Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense -ra version - Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo
yo	hubiera dormido	I	(may) had slept
tú	hubieras dormido	you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	hubiera dormido	he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	hubiéramos dormido	we
vosotros	hubierais dormido	you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	hubieran dormido	they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example Spanish sentence of the verb dormir conjugated in the Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense -ra version - Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo:


Esperabamos que los niños hubieran dormido bien en el campamento.
We were hoping that the children had slept well in the camp.

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Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense -se version - Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo
yo	hubiese dormido	I	(may) had slept
tú	hubieses dormido	you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	hubiese dormido	he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	hubiésemos dormido	we
vosotros	hubieseis dormido	you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	hubiesen dormido	they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example Spanish sentence of the verb dormir conjugated in the Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense -se version:

Esperabamos que los niños hubiesen dormido bien en el campamento.
We were hoping that the children had slept well in the camp.

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Imperative Imperativo		Sleep!	Don't sleep!
you (inf.sing)	tú	¡duerme!	¡no duermas!
you (form.sing)	usted	¡duerma!	¡no duerma!
(Let) us	nosotros	¡durmamos!	¡no durmamos!
you (inf.pl)	vosotros	¡dormid!	¡no durmáis!
you (form.pl)	ustedes	¡duerman!	¡no duerman!

Note: The Spanish upside down exclamation mark (¡) is required before a command/exclamation and a normal exclamation mark (!) following it.

¡No te duermas!
Don’t you sleep! / Don't fall asleep! (inf.sing)

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Other notes to do with dormir, the verb for to sleep in Spanish:

dormitar - to doze

dormir a pierna suelta - to sleep soundly / to sleep like a log
Lit. to sleep like a dead leg.

dormir como una piedra - to sleep like a log.
Lit. to sleep like a stone.

dormir la siesta - to sleep a siesta / to take an afternoon nap

dormir la mona - to sleep something off e.g. a hangover

el dormitorio - bedroom, dormitory

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