Ella Verbsdormirse to fall asleep Irregular Verb Top 100
At a glance: Dormirse (to fall asleep) is one of the most common reflexive irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: me duermo, te duermes, se duerme, nos dormimos, os dormís, se duermen. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change o to ue (duermo, duermes, duerme, duermen); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (se durmió) and subjunctive.

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The Indicative Present of dormirse is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “me duermo”, meaning “I fall asleep”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me duermo | I fall asleep |
| Tú | te duermes | you fall asleep |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se duerme | s/he falls asleep |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos dormimos | we fall asleep |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os dormís | you (plural) fall asleep |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se duermen | they fall asleep |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change o to ue (duermo, duermes, duerme, duermen); nosotros and vosotros are regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Preterite of dormirse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me dormí”, meaning “I fell asleep”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me dormí | I fell asleep |
| Tú | te dormiste | you fell asleep |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se durmió | s/he fell asleep |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos dormimos | we fell asleep |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os dormisteis | you (plural) fell asleep |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se durmieron | they fell asleep |
How it’s built: Ella/Él and ellas/ellos change o to u (durmió, durmieron); the other forms are regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of dormirse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me dormía”, meaning “I used to fall asleep”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me dormía | I used to fall asleep |
| Tú | te dormías | you used to fall asleep |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se dormía | s/he used to fall asleep |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos dormíamos | we used to fall asleep |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os dormíais | you (plural) used to fall asleep |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se dormían | they used to fall asleep |
How it’s built: Regular: stem dorm- plus the -ir endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Continuous of dormirse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy durmiendo”, meaning “I am falling asleep”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy durmiendo | I am falling asleep |
| Tú | te estás durmiendo | you are falling asleep |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está durmiendo | s/he is falling asleep |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos durmiendo | we are falling asleep |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis durmiendo | you (plural) are falling asleep |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están durmiendo | they are falling asleep |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the irregular gerund durmiendo. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Informal Future of dormirse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a dormir”, meaning “I am going to fall asleep”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a dormir | I am going to fall asleep |
| Tú | te vas a dormir | you are going to fall asleep |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a dormir | s/he is going to fall asleep |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a dormir | we are going to fall asleep |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a dormir | you (plural) are going to fall asleep |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a dormir | they are going to fall asleep |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive dormir. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future of dormirse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me dormiré”, meaning “I will fall asleep”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me dormiré | I will fall asleep |
| Tú | te dormirás | you will fall asleep |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se dormirá | s/he will fall asleep |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos dormiremos | we will fall asleep |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os dormiréis | you (plural) will fall asleep |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se dormirán | they will fall asleep |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive dormir plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional of dormirse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me dormiría”, meaning “I would fall asleep”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me dormiría | I would fall asleep |
| Tú | te dormirías | you would fall asleep |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se dormiría | s/he would fall asleep |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos dormiríamos | we would fall asleep |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os dormiríais | you (plural) would fall asleep |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se dormirían | they would fall asleep |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive dormir plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Perfect of dormirse is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “me he dormido”, meaning “I have fallen asleep”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he dormido | I have fallen asleep |
| Tú | te has dormido | you have fallen asleep |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha dormido | s/he has fallen asleep |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos dormido | we have fallen asleep |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis dormido | you (plural) have fallen asleep |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han dormido | they have fallen asleep |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle dormido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Past Perfect of dormirse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había dormido”, meaning “I had fallen asleep”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había dormido | I had fallen asleep |
| Tú | te habías dormido | you had fallen asleep |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había dormido | s/he had fallen asleep |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos dormido | we had fallen asleep |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais dormido | you (plural) had fallen asleep |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían dormido | they had fallen asleep |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle dormido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future Perfect of dormirse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré dormido”, meaning “I will have fallen asleep”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré dormido | I will have fallen asleep |
| Tú | te habrás dormido | you will have fallen asleep |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá dormido | s/he will have fallen asleep |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos dormido | we will have fallen asleep |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis dormido | you (plural) will have fallen asleep |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán dormido | they will have fallen asleep |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle dormido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of dormirse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría dormido”, meaning “I would have fallen asleep”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría dormido | I would have fallen asleep |
| Tú | te habrías dormido | you would have fallen asleep |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría dormido | s/he would have fallen asleep |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos dormido | we would have fallen asleep |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais dormido | you (plural) would have fallen asleep |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían dormido | they would have fallen asleep |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle dormido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “me duerma”, meaning “I fall asleep”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me duerma | I fall asleep |
| Tú | te duermas | you fall asleep |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se duerma | s/he falls asleep |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos durmamos | we fall asleep |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os durmáis | you (plural) fall asleep |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se duerman | they fall asleep |
How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos follow the yo present, duermo (duerma, duermas, duerma, duerman); nosotros and vosotros change o to u (durmamos, durmáis). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “me durmiera”, meaning “I fell asleep”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me durmiera | I fell asleep |
| Tú | te durmieras | you fell asleep |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se durmiera | s/he fell asleep |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos durmiéramos | we fell asleep |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os durmierais | you (plural) fell asleep |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se durmieran | they fell asleep |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, durmieron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (durmiéramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “me durmiere”, meaning “I will fall asleep”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me durmiere | I will fall asleep |
| Tú | te durmieres | you will fall asleep |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se durmiere | s/he will fall asleep |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos durmiéremos | we will fall asleep |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os durmiereis | you (plural) will fall asleep |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se durmieren | they will fall asleep |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, durmieron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (durmiéremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “me haya dormido”, meaning “I have fallen asleep”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya dormido | I have fallen asleep |
| Tú | te hayas dormido | you have fallen asleep |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya dormido | s/he has fallen asleep |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos dormido | we have fallen asleep |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis dormido | you (plural) have fallen asleep |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan dormido | they have fallen asleep |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle dormido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “me hubiera dormido”, meaning “I had fallen asleep”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera dormido | I had fallen asleep |
| Tú | te hubieras dormido | you had fallen asleep |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera dormido | s/he had fallen asleep |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos dormido | we had fallen asleep |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais dormido | you (plural) had fallen asleep |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran dormido | they had fallen asleep |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle dormido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “me hubiere dormido”, meaning “I will have fallen asleep”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere dormido | I will have fallen asleep |
| Tú | te hubieres dormido | you will have fallen asleep |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere dormido | s/he will have fallen asleep |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos dormido | we will have fallen asleep |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis dormido | you (plural) will have fallen asleep |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren dormido | they will have fallen asleep |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle dormido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “duérmase”, meaning “(to you formal) fall asleep!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | duérmete | (to you) fall asleep! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | duérmase | (to you formal) fall asleep! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | durmámonos | let's fall asleep! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dormíos | (to you plural) fall asleep! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | duérmanse | (to you plural formal) fall asleep! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (duérmete); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (duérmase, duérmanse); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (durmámonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (dormíos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se duerma”, meaning “(to you formal) don't fall asleep!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te duermas | (to you) don't fall asleep! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se duerma | (to you formal) don't fall asleep! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos durmamos | let's not fall asleep! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os durmáis | (to you plural) don't fall asleep! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se duerman | (to you plural formal) don't fall asleep! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te duermas, no se duerma, no nos durmamos, no os durmáis, no se duerman.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Dormirse is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change o to ue (duermo, duermes, duerme, duermen); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (se durmió) and subjunctive.
In the present tense (presente), dormirse is conjugated as: yo me duermo, tú te duermes, él/ella/usted se duerme, nosotros nos dormimos, vosotros os dormís, ellos/ellas/ustedes se duermen. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), dormirse is conjugated as: yo me dormí, tú te dormiste, él/ella/usted se durmió, nosotros nos dormimos, vosotros os dormisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se durmieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), dormirse is conjugated as: yo me dormía, tú te dormías, él/ella/usted se dormía, nosotros nos dormíamos, vosotros os dormíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se dormían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), dormirse is conjugated as: yo me dormiré, tú te dormirás, él/ella/usted se dormirá, nosotros nos dormiremos, vosotros os dormiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se dormirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), dormirse is conjugated as: yo me duerma, tú te duermas, él/ella/usted se duerma, nosotros nos durmamos, vosotros os durmáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se duerman. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
Dormir means ‘to sleep’ and dormirse means ‘to fall asleep’. Dormirse is the reflexive form of dormir, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo duermo becomes me duermo. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so duerme becomes duérmete.
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