Sleep and bedtimes in Spanish

The idea

Dormir changes stressed o to ue: duermo, duermes, duerme and duermen. The plural forms dormimos and dormís retain o.

Examples

• Duermo ocho horas cada noche.I sleep eight hours every night.
• ¿Duermes bien en ese hotel?Do you sleep well in that hotel?
• El bebé duerme en su cama.The baby sleeps in their bed.
• Dormimos temprano los domingos.We go to sleep early on Sundays.
• Vosotros dormís cerca de la estación.You all sleep near the station.
• Mis vecinos duermen después del almuerzo.My neighbours sleep after lunch.

Watch out

Do not write duermimos: the first-person plural keeps o.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the correct form: Yo ___ en el tren. (duermo / dormo)

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   duermo

   Duermo matches the first-person singular.

2. Choose the correct form: Nosotros ___ en casa. (dormimos / duermimos)

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   dormimos

   Dormimos matches the first-person plural and keeps the original vowel.

3. Choose the correct form: Los niños ___ temprano. (duermen / duerme)

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   duermen

   Duermen agrees with a plural third-person subject.

Use it today

Describe when you and a friend sleep.