Dormir and morir are irregular in El Pretérito Indefinido in Spanish but both follow the same pattern replacing the -o- with a -u- in the 3rd person singular and plural (ella/ él/ usted and ellas/ ellos/ ustedes).
Learn how to conjugate "dormir" in El Pretérito Indefinido in Spanish
| yo | dormí |
| tú | dormiste |
| él / ella / Ud. | durmió |
| nosotros | dormimos |
| vosotros | dormisteis |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | durmieron |
Learn how to conjugate "morir" in El Pretérito Indefinido in Spanish
| yo | morí |
| tú | moriste |
| él / ella / Ud. | murió |
| nosotros | morimos |
| vosotros | moristeis |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | murieron |
Read and listen to these examples:
Yo dormí 8 horas ayer.I slept 8 hours yesterday.
Tú moriste de sed en el desierto.You died of thirst in the desert.
Jaime durmió como un bebé.Jaime slept like a baby.
Nosotros casi morimos de hambre durante la guerra.We almost died of hunger during the war.
Ellos murieron en el atentado.They died in the attack.
¿Ustedes dónde durmieron anoche?Where did you sleep last night?
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