Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I fall asleep
- tú you fall asleep
- usted, él, ella he/she falls asleep
- nosotros we fall asleep
- vosotros Spain you all fall asleep
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they fall asleep
SPANISH VERB
dormirse
to fall asleep
- #362 most used
- Irregular -ir verb
- Gerund: durmiéndose
- Past participle: dormido
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I fell asleep
- tú you fell asleep
- usted, él, ella he/she fell asleep
- nosotros we fell asleep
- vosotros Spain you all fell asleep
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they fell asleep
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to fall asleep
- tú you used to fall asleep
- usted, él, ella he/she used to fall asleep
- nosotros we used to fall asleep
- vosotros Spain you all used to fall asleep
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to fall asleep
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will fall asleep
- tú you will fall asleep
- usted, él, ella he/she will fall asleep
- nosotros we will fall asleep
- vosotros Spain you all will fall asleep
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will fall asleep
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would fall asleep
- tú you would fall asleep
- usted, él, ella he/she would fall asleep
- nosotros we would fall asleep
- vosotros Spain you all would fall asleep
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would fall asleep
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I fall asleep
- tú (that) you fall asleep
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she fall asleep
- nosotros (that) we fall asleep
- vosotros Spain (that) you all fall asleep
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they fall asleep
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I fell asleep
- tú (if) you fell asleep
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she fell asleep
- nosotros (if) we fell asleep
- vosotros Spain (if) you all fell asleep
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they fell asleep
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú fall asleep!
- usted fall asleep! (formal)
- nosotros fall asleep! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain fall asleep! (all of you)
- ustedes fall asleep! (all of you)
How to use dormirse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Siempre me duermo con la tele encendida.
I always fall asleep with the TV on.
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Past
Ayer me dormí en el autobús y pasé mi parada.
Yesterday I fell asleep on the bus and missed my stop.
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Imperfect
De pequeña me dormía en el coche a los cinco minutos.
As a little girl I'd fall asleep in the car within five minutes.
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Future
Con esta siesta, luego no te dormirás por la noche.
With this nap, you won't get to sleep tonight.
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Conditional
Yo me dormiría ahora mismo en esa hamaca.
I'd fall asleep right now in that hammock.
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Present subjunctive
Apaga la luz para que el niño se duerma.
Turn off the light so the boy falls asleep.
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Past subjunctive
Le canté una nana para que se durmiera pronto.
I sang him a lullaby so he'd fall asleep soon.
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Imperative
¡Duérmete ya, que mañana hay colegio!
Go to sleep now, there's school tomorrow!
Good to know
- "Dormir" is to sleep; "dormirse" is to fall asleep: me dormí en el sofá. "Se me ha dormido la pierna" is "my leg has gone to sleep".
Where you hear dormirse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 1
- A veces me duermo en la silla. Sometimes I fall asleep on the chair.
- Anoche me dormí muy tarde. Last night I fell asleep very late.
- Después del viaje nos vamos a dormir pronto. After the journey we're going to fall asleep early.
Spanish · Advanced Level 2
- La niña se duerme en mis brazos. The baby falls asleep in my arms.
- Por fin se ha dormido. She's fallen asleep at last.
- Ahorita se va a dormir. She's going to fall asleep any minute.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.