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How to conjugate Dormirse in Spanish

dormirse 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.

Past participle
dormido fallen asleep
Gerund
durmiendo falling asleep

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Indicative tenses of Dormirse

Dormirse in the Indicative Present

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome duermoI fall asleep
Túte duermesyou fall asleep
Ella / Él / Ustedse duermes/he falls asleep
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos dormimoswe fall asleep
Vosotras / Vosotrosos dormísyou (plural) fall asleep
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse duermenthey 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.

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Dormirse in the Indicative Preterite

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome dormíI fell asleep
Túte dormisteyou fell asleep
Ella / Él / Ustedse durmiós/he fell asleep
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos dormimoswe fell asleep
Vosotras / Vosotrosos dormisteisyou (plural) fell asleep
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse durmieronthey 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.

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Dormirse in the Indicative Imperfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome dormíaI used to fall asleep
Túte dormíasyou used to fall asleep
Ella / Él / Ustedse dormías/he used to fall asleep
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos dormíamoswe used to fall asleep
Vosotras / Vosotrosos dormíaisyou (plural) used to fall asleep
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse dormíanthey 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.

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Dormirse in the Indicative Present Continuous

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome estoy durmiendoI am falling asleep
Túte estás durmiendoyou are falling asleep
Ella / Él / Ustedse está durmiendos/he is falling asleep
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos estamos durmiendowe are falling asleep
Vosotras / Vosotrosos estáis durmiendoyou (plural) are falling asleep
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse están durmiendothey 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.

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Dormirse in the Indicative Informal Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome voy a dormirI am going to fall asleep
Túte vas a dormiryou are going to fall asleep
Ella / Él / Ustedse va a dormirs/he is going to fall asleep
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos vamos a dormirwe are going to fall asleep
Vosotras / Vosotrosos vais a dormiryou (plural) are going to fall asleep
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse van a dormirthey 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.

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Dormirse in the Indicative Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome dormiréI will fall asleep
Túte dormirásyou will fall asleep
Ella / Él / Ustedse dormirás/he will fall asleep
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos dormiremoswe will fall asleep
Vosotras / Vosotrosos dormiréisyou (plural) will fall asleep
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse dormiránthey 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.

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Dormirse in the Indicative Conditional

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome dormiríaI would fall asleep
Túte dormiríasyou would fall asleep
Ella / Él / Ustedse dormirías/he would fall asleep
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos dormiríamoswe would fall asleep
Vosotras / Vosotrosos dormiríaisyou (plural) would fall asleep
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse dormiríanthey 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.

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Dormirse in the Indicative Present Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome he dormidoI have fallen asleep
Túte has dormidoyou have fallen asleep
Ella / Él / Ustedse ha dormidos/he has fallen asleep
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hemos dormidowe have fallen asleep
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habéis dormidoyou (plural) have fallen asleep
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse han dormidothey 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.

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Dormirse in the Indicative Past Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome había dormidoI had fallen asleep
Túte habías dormidoyou had fallen asleep
Ella / Él / Ustedse había dormidos/he had fallen asleep
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habíamos dormidowe had fallen asleep
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habíais dormidoyou (plural) had fallen asleep
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habían dormidothey 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.

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Dormirse in the Indicative Future Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habré dormidoI will have fallen asleep
Túte habrás dormidoyou will have fallen asleep
Ella / Él / Ustedse habrá dormidos/he will have fallen asleep
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habremos dormidowe will have fallen asleep
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habréis dormidoyou (plural) will have fallen asleep
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrán dormidothey 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.

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Dormirse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habría dormidoI would have fallen asleep
Túte habrías dormidoyou would have fallen asleep
Ella / Él / Ustedse habría dormidos/he would have fallen asleep
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habríamos dormidowe would have fallen asleep
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habríais dormidoyou (plural) would have fallen asleep
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrían dormidothey 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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Subjunctive tenses of Dormirse

Dormirse in the Subjunctive Present

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome duermaI fall asleep
Túte duermasyou fall asleep
Ella / Él / Ustedse duermas/he falls asleep
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos durmamoswe fall asleep
Vosotras / Vosotrosos durmáisyou (plural) fall asleep
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse duermanthey 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.

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Dormirse in the Subjunctive Imperfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome durmieraI fell asleep
Túte durmierasyou fell asleep
Ella / Él / Ustedse durmieras/he fell asleep
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos durmiéramoswe fell asleep
Vosotras / Vosotrosos durmieraisyou (plural) fell asleep
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse durmieranthey 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.

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Dormirse in the Subjunctive Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome durmiereI will fall asleep
Túte durmieresyou will fall asleep
Ella / Él / Ustedse durmieres/he will fall asleep
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos durmiéremoswe will fall asleep
Vosotras / Vosotrosos durmiereisyou (plural) will fall asleep
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse durmierenthey 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.

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Dormirse in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome haya dormidoI have fallen asleep
Túte hayas dormidoyou have fallen asleep
Ella / Él / Ustedse haya dormidos/he has fallen asleep
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hayamos dormidowe have fallen asleep
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hayáis dormidoyou (plural) have fallen asleep
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hayan dormidothey 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.

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Dormirse in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiera dormidoI had fallen asleep
Túte hubieras dormidoyou had fallen asleep
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiera dormidos/he had fallen asleep
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéramos dormidowe had fallen asleep
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubierais dormidoyou (plural) had fallen asleep
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieran dormidothey 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.

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Dormirse in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiere dormidoI will have fallen asleep
Túte hubieres dormidoyou will have fallen asleep
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiere dormidos/he will have fallen asleep
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéremos dormidowe will have fallen asleep
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubiereis dormidoyou (plural) will have fallen asleep
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieren dormidothey 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.

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Imperative tenses of Dormirse

Dormirse in the Imperative Affirmative

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túduérmete(to you) fall asleep!
Ella / Él / Ustedduérmase(to you formal) fall asleep!
Nosotras / Nosotrosdurmámonoslet's fall asleep!
Vosotras / Vosotrosdormíos(to you plural) fall asleep!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesduérmanse(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).

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Dormirse in the Imperative Negative

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno te duermas(to you) don't fall asleep!
Ella / Él / Ustedno se duerma(to you formal) don't fall asleep!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno nos durmamoslet's not fall asleep!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno os durmáis(to you plural) don't fall asleep!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno 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.

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Frequently asked questions about Dormirse

Is dormirse a regular or irregular verb?

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.

How do you conjugate dormirse in the present tense (presente)?

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.

How do you conjugate dormirse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

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.

How do you conjugate dormirse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

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.

How do you conjugate dormirse in the future tense (futuro simple)?

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.

How do you conjugate dormirse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

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.

What’s the difference between dormir and dormirse?

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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