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FRENCH VERB

s'endormir

to fall asleep

  • #419 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Past participle: endormi
  • Present participle: s’endormant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I fall asleep
  2. tu you fall asleep
  3. il, elle, on he/she falls asleep
  4. nous we fall asleep
  5. vous you fall asleep
  6. ils, elles they fall asleep

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I fell asleep
  2. tu you fell asleep
  3. il, elle, on he/she fell asleep
  4. nous we fell asleep
  5. vous you fell asleep
  6. ils, elles they fell asleep

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to fall asleep
  2. tu you used to fall asleep
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to fall asleep
  4. nous we used to fall asleep
  5. vous you used to fall asleep
  6. ils, elles they used to fall asleep

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will fall asleep
  2. tu you will fall asleep
  3. il, elle, on he/she will fall asleep
  4. nous we will fall asleep
  5. vous you will fall asleep
  6. ils, elles they will fall asleep

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would fall asleep
  2. tu you would fall asleep
  3. il, elle, on he/she would fall asleep
  4. nous we would fall asleep
  5. vous you would fall asleep
  6. ils, elles they would fall asleep

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I fall asleep
  2. tu (that) you fall asleep
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she fall asleep
  4. nous (that) we fall asleep
  5. vous (that) you fall asleep
  6. ils, elles (that) they fall asleep

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu fall asleep!
  2. nous fall asleep! (let’s)
  3. vous fall asleep! (plural, or formal)

How to use s'endormir

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

  1. Present

    Je m'endors devant la télé tous les soirs.

    I fall asleep in front of the TV every night.

  2. Past

    Les enfants se sont endormis dans la voiture.

    The kids fell asleep in the car.

  3. Imperfect

    Il s'endormait dès que le train démarrait.

    He fell asleep as soon as the train set off.

  4. Future

    Tu t'endormiras plus vite sans ton téléphone.

    You'll fall asleep faster without your phone.

  5. Conditional

    Je m'endormirais bien là, sur la plage.

    I could happily fall asleep right here on the beach.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Baisse la lumière pour que le bébé s'endorme.

    Dim the light so the baby falls asleep.

  7. Imperative

    Endors-toi, il est presque minuit.

    Go to sleep, it's almost midnight.

Good to know

  • S'endormir is to fall asleep; dormir is to be asleep.
  • Endormir without se is to put someone to sleep : la chanson endort le bébé.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.