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Conjugation directory
Dormir is an essential verb for discussing daily routines and habits, a common topic in TEF/TCF Canada speaking tasks. Mastering its conjugation helps you describe rest, relaxation, and lifestyle.
Use dormir in the present tense to talk about your sleep schedule or in the passé composé to describe a past event, such as 'J'ai bien dormi' (I slept well).
Je dors huit heures chaque nuit.
I sleep eight hours every night.
Dormir is an irregular -ir verb; do not add the regular -ir endings. For example, 'je dormis' is passé simple, not passé composé.
Use the table above and the related links below to pin the pattern down before you move on to other verbs.
Start with the present tense, then the passé composé. Those two forms carry most everyday conversation and make the rest of the table easier to recognise.
Dormir typically uses avoir in compound tenses. Check the table above and keep the past participle in view when you move into compound forms.
Use the related links below and then open the interactive conjugator to compare this verb with others you use often.