What does dormir mean in English?

Dormir means "to sleep" in English.

How do you conjugate dormir in Spanish?

Dormir is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with dormir?

Common idiomatic expressions using dormir include: "dormir como un tronco" (to sleep like a log), "dormir la siesta" (to take a nap). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What should I know about using dormir?

Dormir is a stem-changing verb (o→ue)

What verbs are related to dormir?

Verbs related to dormir include: dormirse. These verbs share similar meanings, stems, or conjugation patterns.

How do you use dormir in a sentence?

Example: "Dormí ocho horas." which means "I slept eight hours." in English.

Dormir

to sleep

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

dormir

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

durmiendo

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

dormido

Simple Tenses

⚡

Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	duermo I sleep	I sleep
tú	duermes you sleep	you sleep
él/ella/usted	duerme he/she/you sleeps	he/she/you sleeps
nosotros	dormimos we sleep	we sleep
vosotros	dormís you all sleep	you all sleep
ellos/ustedes	duermen they/you all sleep	they/you all sleep

🕰️

Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dormía I used to sleep	I used to sleep
tú	dormías you used to sleep	you used to sleep
él/ella/usted	dormía he/she/you used to sleep	he/she/you used to sleep
nosotros	dormíamos we used to sleep	we used to sleep
vosotros	dormíais you all used to sleep	you all used to sleep
ellos/ustedes	dormían they/you all used to sleep	they/you all used to sleep

📅

Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dormí I slept	I slept
tú	dormiste you slept	you slept
él/ella/usted	durmió he/she/you slept	he/she/you slept
nosotros	dormimos we slept	we slept
vosotros	dormisteis you all slept	you all slept
ellos/ustedes	durmieron they/you all slept	they/you all slept

🔮

Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dormiré I will sleep	I will sleep
tú	dormirás you will sleep	you will sleep
él/ella/usted	dormirá he/she/you will sleep	he/she/you will sleep
nosotros	dormiremos we will sleep	we will sleep
vosotros	dormiréis you all will sleep	you all will sleep
ellos/ustedes	dormirán they/you all will sleep	they/you all will sleep

🎯

Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dormiría I would sleep	I would sleep
tú	dormirías you would sleep	you would sleep
él/ella/usted	dormiría he/she/you would sleep	he/she/you would sleep
nosotros	dormiríamos we would sleep	we would sleep
vosotros	dormiríais you all would sleep	you all would sleep
ellos/ustedes	dormirían they/you all would sleep	they/you all would sleep

💭

Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	duerma that I sleep	that I sleep
tú	duermas that you sleep	that you sleep
él/ella/usted	duerma that he/she/you sleep	that he/she/you sleep
nosotros	durmamos that we sleep	that we sleep
vosotros	durmáis that you all sleep	that you all sleep
ellos/ustedes	duerman that they/you all sleep	that they/you all sleep

🌙

Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	durmiera or durmiese that I slept	that I slept
tú	durmieras or durmieses that you slept	that you slept
él/ella/usted	durmiera or durmiese that he/she/you slept	that he/she/you slept
nosotros	durmiéramos or durmiésemos that we slept	that we slept
vosotros	durmierais or durmieseis that you all slept	that you all slept
ellos/ustedes	durmieran or durmiesen that they/you all slept	that they/you all slept

Compound Tenses

✅

Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he dormido I have slept	I have slept
tú	has dormido you have slept	you have slept
él/ella/usted	ha dormido he/she/you have slept	he/she/you have slept
nosotros	hemos dormido we have slept	we have slept
vosotros	habéis dormido you all have slept	you all have slept
ellos/ustedes	han dormido they/you all have slept	they/you all have slept

⏪

Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había dormido I had slept	I had slept
tú	habías dormido you had slept	you had slept
él/ella/usted	había dormido he/she/you had slept	he/she/you had slept
nosotros	habíamos dormido we had slept	we had slept
vosotros	habíais dormido you all had slept	you all had slept
ellos/ustedes	habían dormido they/you all had slept	they/you all had slept

📍

Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube dormido I had slept	I had slept
tú	hubiste dormido you had slept	you had slept
él/ella/usted	hubo dormido he/she/you had slept	he/she/you had slept
nosotros	hubimos dormido we had slept	we had slept
vosotros	hubisteis dormido you all had slept	you all had slept
ellos/ustedes	hubieron dormido they/you all had slept	they/you all had slept

🎊

Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré dormido I will have slept	I will have slept
tú	habrás dormido you will have slept	you will have slept
él/ella/usted	habrá dormido he/she/you will have slept	he/she/you will have slept
nosotros	habremos dormido we will have slept	we will have slept
vosotros	habréis dormido you all will have slept	you all will have slept
ellos/ustedes	habrán dormido they/you all will have slept	they/you all will have slept

🔄

Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría dormido I would have slept	I would have slept
tú	habrías dormido you would have slept	you would have slept
él/ella/usted	habría dormido he/she/you would have slept	he/she/you would have slept
nosotros	habríamos dormido we would have slept	we would have slept
vosotros	habríais dormido you all would have slept	you all would have slept
ellos/ustedes	habrían dormido they/you all would have slept	they/you all would have slept

💫

Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya dormido that I have slept	that I have slept
tú	hayas dormido that you have slept	that you have slept
él/ella/usted	haya dormido that he/she/you have slept	that he/she/you have slept
nosotros	hayamos dormido that we have slept	that we have slept
vosotros	hayáis dormido that you all have slept	that you all have slept
ellos/ustedes	hayan dormido that they/you all have slept	that they/you all have slept

🌌

Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera dormido that I had slept	that I had slept
tú	hubieras dormido that you had slept	that you had slept
él/ella/usted	hubiera dormido that he/she/you had slept	that he/she/you had slept
nosotros	hubiéramos dormido that we had slept	that we had slept
vosotros	hubierais dormido that you all had slept	that you all had slept
ellos/ustedes	hubieran dormido that they/you all had slept	that they/you all had slept

❗

Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	duerme	sleep! (you)
usted	duerma	sleep! (you formal)
nosotros	durmamos	let's sleep!
vosotros	dormid	sleep! (you all)
ustedes	duerman	sleep! (you all)

🚫

Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no duermas	don't sleep! (you)
usted	no duerma	don't sleep! (you formal)
nosotros	no dormamos	let's not sleep!
vosotros	no dormáis	don't sleep! (you all)
ustedes	no duerman	don't sleep! (you all)

More About "dormir"

Idiomatic Expressions

dormir como un tronco

to sleep like a log

💡 To sleep very deeply

dormir la siesta

to take a nap

💡 Afternoon nap, very common in Spanish culture

Examples in Context

Dormí ocho horas.

I slept eight hours.

Preterite

Duermo tarde los fines de semana.

I sleep late on weekends.

Present

He dormido bien.

I have slept well.

Present Perfect

Dormiré en un hotel.

I will sleep in a hotel.

Future

Related Verbs

dormirse(to fall asleep)

reflexive form - to fall asleep

Usage Notes

•Dormir is a stem-changing verb (o→ue)
•Stem changes: duermo, duermes, duerme
•Also changes in preterite: dormí, dormiste, durmió
•Main meaning: to sleep

Continue Learning

Explore more resources to master Spanish verb conjugations

Dormir

Simple Tenses

Compound Tenses

More About "dormir"

Interactive Lessons

Practice with Quizzes

Explore More Verbs

Back to Home