How to conjugate Vestir in Spanish
To dress, to wear Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Vestir
- Vestir in the Indicative Present
- Vestir in the Indicative Preterite
- Vestir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Vestir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Vestir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Vestir in the Indicative Future
- Vestir in the Indicative Conditional
- Vestir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Vestir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Vestir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Vestir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Vestir
- Imperative tenses of Vestir
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Vestir conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Vestir is the Spanish verb for "to dress, to wear". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to vestir include: llevar, vestirse.
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | vestir | to dress, to wear |
Past participle | vestido | dressed |
Gerund | vistiendo | dressing |
Indicative Tenses of Vestir
Vestir in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of vestir is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "visto", meaning "I dress".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | visto | I dress |
Tú | vistes | you dress |
Ella / Él / Usted | viste | s/he dresses, you (formal) dress |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vestimos | we dress |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vestís | you (plural) dress |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | visten | they dress, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Vestir in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of vestir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "vestí", meaning "I dressed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | vestí | I dressed |
Tú | vestiste | you dressed |
Ella / Él / Usted | vistió | s/he dressed, you (formal) dressed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vestimos | we dressed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vestisteis | you (plural) dressed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vistieron | they dressed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Vestir in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of vestir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "vestía", meaning "I used to dress".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | vestía | I used to dress |
Tú | vestías | you used to dress |
Ella / Él / Usted | vestía | s/he used to dress, you (formal) used to dress |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vestíamos | we used to dress |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vestíais | you (plural) used to dress |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vestían | they used to dress, |
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Vestir in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of vestir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy vistiendo", meaning "I am dressing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy vistiendo | I am dressing |
Tú | estás vistiendo | you are dressing |
Ella / Él / Usted | está vistiendo | s/he is dressing, you (formal) are dressing |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos vistiendo | we are dressing |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis vistiendo | you (plural) are dressing |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están vistiendo | they are dressing, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Vestir in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of vestir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a vestir", meaning "I am going to dress".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a vestir | I am going to dress |
Tú | vas a vestir | you are going to dress |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a vestir | s/he is going to dress, you (formal) are going to dress |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a vestir | we are going to dress |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a vestir | you (plural) are going to dress |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a vestir | they are going to dress, |
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Vestir in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of vestir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "vestiré", meaning "I will dress".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | vestiré | I will dress |
Tú | vestirás | you will dress |
Ella / Él / Usted | vestirá | s/he will dress, you (formal) will dress |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vestiremos | we will dress |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vestiréis | you (plural) will dress |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vestirán | they will dress, |
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Vestir in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of vestir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "vestiría", meaning "I would dress".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | vestiría | I would dress |
Tú | vestirías | you would dress |
Ella / Él / Usted | vestiría | s/he would dress, you (formal) would dress |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vestiríamos | we would dress |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vestiríais | you (plural) would dress |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vestirían | they would dress, |
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Vestir in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of vestir is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he vestido", meaning "I have dressed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he vestido | I have dressed |
Tú | has vestido | you have dressed |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha vestido | s/he has dressed, you (formal) have dressed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos vestido | we have dressed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis vestido | you (plural) have dressed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han vestido | they have dressed, |
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Vestir in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of vestir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había vestido", meaning "I had dressed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había vestido | I had dressed |
Tú | habías vestido | you had dressed |
Ella / Él / Usted | había vestido | s/he had dressed, you (formal) had dressed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos vestido | we had dressed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais vestido | you (plural) had dressed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían vestido | they had dressed, |
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Vestir in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of vestir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré vestido", meaning "I will have dressed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré vestido | I will have dressed |
Tú | habrás vestido | you will have dressed |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá vestido | s/he will have dressed, you (formal) will have dressed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos vestido | we will have dressed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis vestido | you (plural) will have dressed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán vestido | they will have dressed, |
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Vestir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of vestir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría vestido", meaning "I would have dressed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría vestido | I would have dressed |
Tú | habrías vestido | you would have dressed |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría vestido | s/he would have dressed, you (formal) would have dressed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos vestido | we would have dressed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais vestido | you (plural) would have dressed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían vestido | they would have dressed, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Vestir
Vestir in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "vista", meaning "I dress".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | vista | I dress |
Tú | vistas | you dress |
Ella / Él / Usted | vista | s/he dresses, you (formal) dress |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vistamos | we dress |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vistáis | you (plural) dress |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vistan | they dress, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Vestir in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "vistiera", meaning "I dressed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | vistiera | I dressed |
Tú | vistieras | you dressed |
Ella / Él / Usted | vistiera | s/he dressed, you (formal) dressed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vistiéramos | we dressed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vistierais | you (plural) dressed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vistieran | they dressed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Vestir in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "vistiere", meaning "I will dress".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | vistiere | I will dress |
Tú | vistieres | you will dress |
Ella / Él / Usted | vistiere | s/he will dress, you (formal) will dress |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vistiéremos | we will dress |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vistiereis | you (plural) will dress |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vistieren | they will dress, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Vestir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya vestido", meaning "I have dressed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya vestido | I have dressed |
Tú | hayas vestido | you have dressed |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya vestido | s/he has dressed, you (formal) have dressed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos vestido | we have dressed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis vestido | you (plural) have dressed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan vestido | they have dressed, |
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Vestir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera vestido", meaning "I had dressed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera vestido | I had dressed |
Tú | hubieras vestido | you had dressed |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera vestido | s/he had dressed, you (formal) had dressed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos vestido | we had dressed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais vestido | you (plural) had dressed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran vestido | they had dressed, |
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Vestir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere vestido", meaning "I will have dressed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere vestido | I will have dressed |
Tú | hubieres vestido | you will have dressed |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere vestido | s/he will have dressed, you (formal) will have dressed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos vestido | we will have dressed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis vestido | you (plural) will have dressed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren vestido | they will have dressed, |
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Imperative Tenses of Vestir
Vestir in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "vista", meaning "(to you formal) dress!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | viste | (to you) dress! |
Ella / Él / Usted | vista | (to you formal) dress! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vistamos | let's dress! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vestid | (to you plural) dress! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vistan | (to you plural formal) dress! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Vestir in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no vista", meaning "(to you formal) don't dress!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no vistas | (to you) don't dress! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no vista | (to you formal) don't dress! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no vistamos | let's not dress! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no vistáis | (to you plural) don't dress! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no vistan | (to you plural formal) don't dress! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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