Conjugate dormir and morir in the preterite tense in Spanish (El Pretérito Indefinido)

Written by qualified Spanish expert Ana Matilla MA, BA

Last updated: 2023-02-10

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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