Dormir Present Tense in Castilian Spanish

The Present Tense of dormir is used to describe actions happening right now or habitual actions. For example, Duermo ocho horas cada noche. (I sleep eight hours every night.)

Dormir is a stem-changing verb, meaning the vowel in the stem changes in certain conjugations. The o changes to ue in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Dormir (to sleep) in the Present Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

Pronoun Conjugation
Yoduermo
duermes
Él / Ella / Ustedduerme
Nosotros / Nosotrasdormimos
Vosotros / Vosotrasdormís
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesduermen

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Usage of Dormir in the Present Tense

Dormir generally means to sleep, but has several different meanings in the Present Tense, some of which might surprise you.

Literal meaning: To sleep or be asleep, for example, Yo duermo ocho horas cada noche. (I sleep eight hours every night.)

Figurative meaning: To be inactive, idle or lazy, for example, Mi hermano no hace nada, sólo duerme todo el día. (My brother does nothing, he just sleeps all day.)

Slang meaning: To miss an opportunity or let something slip by, for example, ¡No te duermas en los laureles! (Don’t rest on your laurels!)

Idiomatic meaning: To spend the night somewhere, for example, Voy a dormir en casa de mi amigo esta noche. (I’m going to sleep at my friend’s house tonight.)

Rude meaning: To be unaware or oblivious, often used as an insult, for example, ¿Qué duermes? ¡Despierta! (What are you sleeping? Wake up!)

Examples

Examples of Dormir in the Present Tense

Yo duermo ocho horas cada noche para estar descansado. (I sleep eight hours every night to be well-rested.)

¿Duermes bien por las noches? (Do you sleep well at night?)

Mi bebé duerme tranquilamente después de tomar su biberón. (My baby sleeps peacefully after having their bottle.)

Nosotros dormimos en una cabaña rústica durante nuestras vacaciones. (We slept in a rustic cabin during our vacation.)

Ustedes duermen demasiado los fines de semana. (You all sleep too much on the weekends.)

Ellos duermen hasta tarde porque no tienen clases los sábados. (They sleep in late because they don’t have classes on Saturdays.)

Mi compañero de cuarto duerme como un tronco y nada lo despierta. (My roommate sleeps like a log and nothing wakes them up.)

¿A qué hora duermen los niños normalmente? (What time do the kids usually sleep?)

Después de un largo día de trabajo, duermo profundamente. (After a long day at work, I sleep deeply.)

Los ancianos duermen menos horas pero toman siestas frecuentes. (The elderly sleep fewer hours but take frequent naps.)

Cuando estoy estresado, no duermo bien por la noche. (When I’m stressed, I don’t sleep well at night.)

Los bebés duermen la mayor parte del día. (Babies sleep most of the day.)

¿Por qué duermes con la televisión encendida? (Why do you sleep with the TV on?)

Mis amigos y yo dormimos en tiendas de campaña cuando vamos de excursión. (My friends and I sleep in tents when we go camping.)

Los adolescentes duermen hasta tarde los fines de semana para recuperar el sueño perdido. (Teenagers sleep in late on weekends to catch up on lost sleep.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Dormir (to sleep) in the Present Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

Spanish English
Yo duermo I sleep
Tú duermes You sleep
Él / Ella / Usted duerme He / She / You (formal) sleeps
Nosotros / Nosotras dormimos We sleep
Vosotros / Vosotras dormís You all sleep
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes duermen They / You all (formal) sleep

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Synonyms

The Present tense is also known as the Simple Present, Present Simple, Present Tense, or Present Indicative in English, and as Presente de Indicativo, Presente Simple, Tiempo Presente, or Indicativo Presente in Spanish.