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Conjugation of the French verb dormir

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb dormir, along with their English translations.

dormir is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
dormir	to sleep

Present		Scored
je dors	I sleep
tu dors	you sleep
il dort	he sleeps
elle dort	she sleeps
nous dormons	we sleep
vous dormez	you sleep
ils dorment	they sleep
elles dorment	they sleep

Imperfect		Scored
je dormais	I was sleeping
tu dormais	you were sleeping
il dormait	he was sleeping
elle dormait	she was sleeping
nous dormions	we were sleeping
vous dormiez	you were sleeping
ils dormaient	they were sleeping
elles dormaient	they were sleeping

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je dormis	I slept
tu dormis	you slept
il dormit	he slept
elle dormit	she slept
nous dormîmes	we slept
vous dormîtes	you slept
ils dormirent	they slept
elles dormirent	they slept

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai dormi	I slept
tu as dormi	you slept
il a dormi	he slept
elle a dormi	she slept
nous avons dormi	we slept
vous avez dormi	you slept
ils ont dormi	they slept
elles ont dormi	they slept

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais dormi	I had slept
tu avais dormi	you had slept
il avait dormi	he had slept
elle avait dormi	she had slept
nous avions dormi	we had slept
vous aviez dormi	you had slept
ils avaient dormi	they had slept
elles avaient dormi	they had slept

Future		Scored
je dormirai	I will sleep
tu dormiras	you will sleep
il dormira	he will sleep
elle dormira	she will sleep
nous dormirons	we will sleep
vous dormirez	you will sleep
ils dormiront	they will sleep
elles dormiront	they will sleep

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai dormi	I will have slept
tu auras dormi	you will have slept
il aura dormi	he will have slept
elle aura dormi	she will have slept
nous aurons dormi	we will have slept
vous aurez dormi	you will have slept
ils auront dormi	they will have slept
elles auront dormi	they will have slept

Conditional		Scored
je dormirais	I would sleep
tu dormirais	you would sleep
il dormirait	he would sleep
elle dormirait	she would sleep
nous dormirions	we would sleep
vous dormiriez	you would sleep
ils dormiraient	they would sleep
elles dormiraient	they would sleep

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais dormi	I would have slept
tu aurais dormi	you would have slept
il aurait dormi	he would have slept
elle aurait dormi	she would have slept
nous aurions dormi	we would have slept
vous auriez dormi	you would have slept
ils auraient dormi	they would have slept
elles auraient dormi	they would have slept

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je dorme	(... that) I sleep
(... que) tu dormes	(... that) you sleep
(... que) il dorme	(... that) he sleeps
(... que) elle dorme	(... that) she sleeps
(... que) nous dormions	(... that) we sleep
(... que) vous dormiez	(... that) you sleep
(... que) ils dorment	(... that) they sleep
(... que) elles dorment	(... that) they sleep

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je dormisse	(... that) I was sleeping
(... que) tu dormisses	(... that) you were sleeping
(... que) il dormît	(... that) he was sleeping
(... que) elle dormît	(... that) she was sleeping
(... que) nous dormissions	(... that) we were sleeping
(... que) vous dormissiez	(... that) you were sleeping
(... que) ils dormissent	(... that) they were sleeping
(... que) elles dormissent	(... that) they were sleeping

Imperative		Scored
dors	Sleep
dormons	Let's sleep
dormez	Sleep

Present Participle		Scored
dormant	sleeping

Past Participle		Scored
dormi	slept

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