dormir
to sleepIrregularਇਹ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਨਿਯਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੰਨਦੀ — ਹਰ ਰੂਪ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | dorssounds the same as another form in this tense | ai dormi | dormaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais dormir | dormiraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | dorssounds the same as another form in this tense | as dormisounds the same as another form in this tense | dormaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas dormirsounds the same as another form in this tense | dormirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | dortsounds the same as another form in this tense | a dormisounds the same as another form in this tense | dormaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va dormirsounds the same as another form in this tense | dormirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | dormons | avons dormi | dormions | allons dormir | dormironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | dormez | avez dormi | dormiez | allez dormir | dormirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | dorment | ont dormi | dormaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont dormir | dormirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. dors covers both "I sleep" and "I am sleeping" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and dormi does not — ai dormi.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so dormons gives you dormais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; dormir never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on dormir-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
Three more forms worth knowing
Not among the five TEF/TCF-scored tenses above, but common past A1–A2.
Passé récentjust happened
| je | viens de dormir |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de dormir |
| il/elle | vient de dormir |
| nous | venons de dormir |
| vous | venez de dormir |
| ils/elles | viennent de dormir |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | dors |
|---|---|
| nous | dormons |
| vous | dormez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en dormant
What this table tells you about dormir
The past participle is dormi, and it takes avoir in the passé composé — so it never changes shape, whoever the subject is. No agreement to remember here.
The futur simple is built on dormir-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In the present, je, tu and il/elle are one sound: dors, dort — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous, vous and ils/elles carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know dormons you already know dormais, dormait and dormaient. Futur proche keeps dormir untouched.