Conjugate irregular verbs dormir and morir in Pretérito Indefinido (simple past)

Ana Matilla
2020-11-28
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Dormir and morir are irregular in El Pretérito Indefinido 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): 

yo dormí
tú dormiste 
él / ella / Ud. durmió
nosotros dormimos
vosotros dormisteis
ellos / ellas / Uds.  durmieron

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.

 




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Yo dormí 8 horas ayer.I slept 8 hours yesterday.
Ellos murieron en el atentado.They died in the attack.
¿Dormisteis en casa de Paco ayer?Did you sleep at Paco's house yesterday?
Jaime durmió como un bebé.Jaime slept like a baby.
Tú moriste de sed en el desierto.You died of thirst in the desert.
Nosotros casi morimos de hambre durante la guerra.We almost died of hunger during the war.
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