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How to conjugate Vestir in Spanish

vestir to dress, to wear Irregular Verb

At a glance: Vestir (to dress, to wear) is a widely used irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: visto, vistes, viste, vestimos, vestís, visten. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to i (visto, vistes, viste, visten); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (vistió), subjunctive and gerund (vistiendo).

Past participle
vestido dressed
Gerund
vistiendo dressing
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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovistoI dress
Túvistesyou dress
Ella / Él / Ustedvistes/he dresses
Nosotras / Nosotrosvestimoswe dress
Vosotras / Vosotrosvestísyou (plural) dress
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvistenthey dress

How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to i (visto, vistes, viste, visten); nosotros and vosotros are regular.

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovestíI dressed
Túvestisteyou dressed
Ella / Él / Ustedvistiós/he dressed
Nosotras / Nosotrosvestimoswe dressed
Vosotras / Vosotrosvestisteisyou (plural) dressed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvistieronthey dressed

How it’s built: Ella/Él and ellas/ellos change e to i (vistió, vistieron); the other forms are regular.

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovestíaI used to dress
Túvestíasyou used to dress
Ella / Él / Ustedvestías/he used to dress
Nosotras / Nosotrosvestíamoswe used to dress
Vosotras / Vosotrosvestíaisyou (plural) used to dress
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvestíanthey used to dress

How it’s built: Regular: stem vest- plus the -ir endings.

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy vistiendoI am dressing
Túestás vistiendoyou are dressing
Ella / Él / Ustedestá vistiendos/he is dressing
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos vistiendowe are dressing
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis vistiendoyou (plural) are dressing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán vistiendothey are dressing

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the irregular gerund vistiendo.

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a vestirI am going to dress
Túvas a vestiryou are going to dress
Ella / Él / Ustedva a vestirs/he is going to dress
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a vestirwe are going to dress
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a vestiryou (plural) are going to dress
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a vestirthey are going to dress

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive vestir.

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovestiréI will dress
Túvestirásyou will dress
Ella / Él / Ustedvestirás/he will dress
Nosotras / Nosotrosvestiremoswe will dress
Vosotras / Vosotrosvestiréisyou (plural) will dress
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvestiránthey will dress

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive vestir plus the future endings.

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovestiríaI would dress
Túvestiríasyou would dress
Ella / Él / Ustedvestirías/he would dress
Nosotras / Nosotrosvestiríamoswe would dress
Vosotras / Vosotrosvestiríaisyou (plural) would dress
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvestiríanthey would dress

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive vestir plus the conditional endings.

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe vestidoI have dressed
Túhas vestidoyou have dressed
Ella / Él / Ustedha vestidos/he has dressed
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos vestidowe have dressed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis vestidoyou (plural) have dressed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan vestidothey have dressed

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle vestido.

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía vestidoI had dressed
Túhabías vestidoyou had dressed
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía vestidos/he had dressed
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos vestidowe had dressed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais vestidoyou (plural) had dressed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían vestidothey had dressed

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle vestido.

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré vestidoI will have dressed
Túhabrás vestidoyou will have dressed
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá vestidos/he will have dressed
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos vestidowe will have dressed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis vestidoyou (plural) will have dressed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán vestidothey will have dressed

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle vestido.

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría vestidoI would have dressed
Túhabrías vestidoyou would have dressed
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría vestidos/he would have dressed
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos vestidowe would have dressed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais vestidoyou (plural) would have dressed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían vestidothey would have dressed

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle vestido.

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovistaI dress
Túvistasyou dress
Ella / Él / Ustedvistas/he dresses
Nosotras / Nosotrosvistamoswe dress
Vosotras / Vosotrosvistáisyou (plural) dress
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvistanthey dress

How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, visto (vista, vistas, vista, vistamos, vistáis, vistan).

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovistieraI dressed
Túvistierasyou dressed
Ella / Él / Ustedvistieras/he dressed
Nosotras / Nosotrosvistiéramoswe dressed
Vosotras / Vosotrosvistieraisyou (plural) dressed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvistieranthey dressed

How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, vistieron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (vistiéramos).

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovistiereI will dress
Túvistieresyou will dress
Ella / Él / Ustedvistieres/he will dress
Nosotras / Nosotrosvistiéremoswe will dress
Vosotras / Vosotrosvistiereisyou (plural) will dress
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvistierenthey will dress

How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, vistieron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (vistiéremos).

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya vestidoI have dressed
Túhayas vestidoyou have dressed
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya vestidos/he has dressed
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos vestidowe have dressed
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis vestidoyou (plural) have dressed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan vestidothey have dressed

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle vestido.

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera vestidoI had dressed
Túhubieras vestidoyou had dressed
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera vestidos/he had dressed
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos vestidowe had dressed
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais vestidoyou (plural) had dressed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran vestidothey had dressed

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle vestido.

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere vestidoI will have dressed
Túhubieres vestidoyou will have dressed
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere vestidos/he will have dressed
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos vestidowe will have dressed
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis vestidoyou (plural) will have dressed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren vestidothey will have dressed

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle vestido.

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túviste(to you) dress!
Ella / Él / Ustedvista(to you formal) dress!
Nosotras / Nosotrosvistamoslet's dress!
Vosotras / Vosotrosvestid(to you plural) dress!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvistan(to you plural formal) dress!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (viste); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (vista, vistamos, vistan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (vestid).

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno vistas(to you) don't dress!
Ella / Él / Ustedno vista(to you formal) don't dress!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno vistamoslet's not dress!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno vistáis(to you plural) don't dress!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno vistan(to you plural formal) don't dress!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no vistas, no vista, no vistamos, no vistáis, no vistan.

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Frequently asked questions about Vestir

Is vestir a regular or irregular verb?

Vestir is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change e to i (visto, vistes, viste, visten); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (vistió), subjunctive and gerund (vistiendo).

How do you conjugate vestir in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), vestir is conjugated as: yo visto, tú vistes, él/ella/usted viste, nosotros vestimos, vosotros vestís, ellos/ellas/ustedes visten. The present tense 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.

How do you conjugate vestir in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), vestir is conjugated as: yo vestí, tú vestiste, él/ella/usted vistió, nosotros vestimos, vosotros vestisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes vistieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate vestir in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), vestir is conjugated as: yo vestía, tú vestías, él/ella/usted vestía, nosotros vestíamos, vosotros vestíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes vestían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.

How do you conjugate vestir in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), vestir is conjugated as: yo vestiré, tú vestirás, él/ella/usted vestirá, nosotros vestiremos, vosotros vestiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes vestirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate vestir in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), vestir is conjugated as: yo vista, tú vistas, él/ella/usted vista, nosotros vistamos, vosotros vistáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes vistan. The present subjunctive 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.

What’s the difference between vestir and vestirse?

Vestir means ‘to dress, to wear’ and vestirse means ‘to dress (oneself), to get dressed’. Vestirse is the reflexive form of vestir, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo visto becomes me visto. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so viste becomes vístete.


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