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.
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.