Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | duermo | |
| tú | duermes | |
| él / ella / usted | duerme | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dormimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dormís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | duermen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dormí | |
| tú | dormiste | |
| él / ella / usted | durmió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dormimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dormisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | durmieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dormía | |
| tú | dormías | |
| él / ella / usted | dormía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dormíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dormíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dormían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dormiré | |
| tú | dormirás | |
| él / ella / usted | dormirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dormiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dormiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dormirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dormiría | |
| tú | dormirías | |
| él / ella / usted | dormiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dormiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dormiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dormirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | duerma | |
| tú | duermas | |
| él / ella / usted | duerma | |
| nosotros / nosotras | durmamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | durmáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | duerman |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to sleep
- (reflexive) to fall asleep
- (reflexive) to sleep in
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations