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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

dormir

to sleep

  • #81 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: dormindo
  • Past participle: dormido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I sleep
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you sleep
  3. nós we sleep
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all sleep

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I slept
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you slept
  3. nós we slept
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all slept

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to sleep
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to sleep
  3. nós we are going to sleep
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to sleep

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to sleep
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to sleep
  3. nós we used to sleep
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to sleep

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would sleep
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would sleep
  3. nós we would sleep
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would sleep

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I sleep
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you sleep
  3. nós (that) we sleep
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all sleep

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I slept
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you slept
  3. nós (if) we slept
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all slept

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I sleep
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you sleep
  3. nós (when) we sleep
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all sleep

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você sleep!
  2. vocês sleep! (all of you)

How to use dormir

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu durmo oito horas por noite.

    I sleep eight hours a night.

  2. Past

    Você dormiu bem na casa nova?

    Did you sleep well in the new house?

  3. Future

    Hoje eu vou dormir cedo, estou exausta.

    Tonight I'm going to sleep early, I'm exhausted.

  4. Imperfect

    O bebê dormia a tarde inteira.

    The baby used to sleep all afternoon.

  5. Conditional

    Eu dormiria até meio-dia se pudesse.

    I'd sleep until noon if I could.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Fala baixo para que as crianças durmam.

    Speak quietly so that the kids sleep.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você dormisse mais, teria mais energia.

    If you slept more, you'd have more energy.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se dormirem tarde, vão perder o passeio.

    If you sleep late, you'll miss the outing.

  9. Imperative

    Durma bem e sonhe com os anjos.

    Sleep well and sweet dreams.

Good to know

  • "Durma bem" is "sleep well"; "estou com sono" is "I'm sleepy".

Where you hear dormir

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu durmo bem aqui. I sleep well here.
  • Eu dormi muito bem. I slept very well.
  • Hoje eu vou dormir cedo. Today I'm going to sleep early.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu durmo oito horas por noite. I sleep eight hours a night.
  • Eu dormi muito bem. I slept very well.
  • Eu vou dormir cedo hoje. I'm going to go to bed early today.
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This Is Your Room

Beginner Level 1 · Durma bem!

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A Normal Day

Beginner Level 2 · dormir · Dorme bem!

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What Did You Do at the Weekend?

Beginner Level 2 · eu dormi · você dormiu

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The Morning After

Beginner Level 3 · eles dormiram

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When He Was Little

Beginner Level 3 · eu dormia

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It Was So Good to Have You Here

Beginner Level 3 · nós dormimos

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I Was Sleeping When the Storm Started

Beginner Level 3 · dormindo · Eu estava dormindo.

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For You to Arrive Early

Intermediate Level 1 · dormirem

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I Wish She Would Stay

Intermediate Level 1 · dormisse

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If We Had Known

Intermediate Level 2 · dormido

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Suddenly, It Started to Rain

Intermediate Level 2 · dormia

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In Three Hours, I'll Have Said Yes

Intermediate Level 2 · dormiram

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