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Generally, verbs with vowel change in El Presente de Subjuntivo keep the original vowel from the infinitive in the first and second person plural (nosotros and vosotros). However there are some verbs that don't follow this rule.
Dormir (to sleep) and morir (to die) undergo this change.
Learn how to conjugate dormir in El Presente de Subjuntivo in Spanish
| yo | duerma |
| tú | duermas |
| él / ella / Ud. | duerma |
| nosotros / nosotras | durmamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | durmáis |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | duerman |
Learn how to conjugate morir in El Presente de Subjuntivo in Spanish
| yo | muera |
| tú | mueras |
| él / ella / Ud. | muera |
| nosotros | muramos |
| vosotros | muráis |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | mueran |
Remember that o > u in the nosotros and vosotros forms of dormir and morir in El Presente de Subjuntivo.
Read and listen to these examples:
Espero que durmáis bien esta noche.I hope you sleep well tonight.
No creo que durmamos en una cama doble.I don't think we'll sleep in a double bed.
¿Quieres que muramos de hambre?Do you want us to die of starvation?
Dicen que es improbable que muramos de sed.They say it is unlikely we'll die of thirst.
No deseo que muráis tan pronto.I don't want you to die so soon.
Dudo que durmamos más de tres horas.I doubt we'll sleep more than three hours.
See also Conjugate e > i verbs in the present subjunctive in Spanish (El Presente de Subjuntivo)
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