dormirverb
Dormir means to sleep in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as duerme, durmiendo and duermen.
- to sleep
Pero esa noche no dormí.
But that night I didn’t sleep.
¿Puedo quedarme a dormir?
Can I sleep here?
Él durmió como un tronco.
He slept like a log.
Tomás murió mientras dormía.
Tomás died in his sleep.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| duerme | he, she, it | Present |
| durmiendo | Gerund | |
| duermen | they | Present |
| dormía | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| dormido | masculine singular | Past participle |
| dormimos | we | Present or preterite |
| duermo | I | Present |
| durmió | he, she, it | Preterite |
| dormían | they | Imperfect |
| duerma | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| dormí | I | Preterite |