The Spanish verb vestir, meaning "to dress" or "to clothe" is used with high frequency. While you will need to learn many words when you take on a new language, it is important to start with those that are used more than others. Vestir is one of those useful and critical-to-learn verbs. Vestir can also be used as a reflexive verb meaning ''to get dressed'' or simply ''to dress''. As an ir-ending verb, the conjugation rules for this word are pretty straightfoward and easy to remember.
Present Tense Conjugation for Vestir
| Yo | visto | Nosotros | vestimos |
| Tú | vistes | Vosotros | vestís |
| Él/Ella/Ud. | viste | Ellos/Ellas/Uds. | visten |
Sentence Examples:
- Yo visto uniforme todos los días. -- I wear a uniform every day.
- Usted alimenta y viste a nuestro pueblo entero. -- You feed and clothe our entire village.
Notice how there is an e-to-i vowel change in all forms but nosotros and vosotros with the present simple conjugation. This pattern is repeated in the third person singular and plural with the preterite conjugation.
Present (Reflexive Verb)
| Yo | me visto | Nosotros | nos vestimos |
| Tú | te vistes | Vosotros | os vestís |
| Él/Ella/Ud. | se viste | Ellos/Ellas/Uds. | se visten |
Setnence Examples:
- No sé cómo lo hace, pero tu hermana se viste demasiado rápido. -- I don't know how she does it, but your sister gets dressed very fast.
- Siempre nos vestimos después de desayunar. -- We always get dressed after having breakfast.
Imperfect
| Yo | vestía | Nosotros | vestíamos |
| Tú | vestías | Vosotros | vestíais |
| Él/Ella/Ud. | vestía | Ellos/Ellas/Uds. | vestían |
Sentence Examples:
- Yo vestía elegantemente para las reuniones. Ya no lo hago. -- I used to dress up for the meetings. I don't anymore.
- Mi jefe vestía de negro casi todo el tiempo. -- My boss used to wear black almost all the time.
Imperfect (Reflexive Verb)
| Yo | me vestía | Nosotros | nos vestíamos |
| Tú | me vestías | Vosotros | os vestíais |
| Él/Ella/Ud. | se vestía | Ellos/Ellas/Uds. | se vestían |
Sentence Examples:
- Nosotros nos vestíamos de vampiros en noche de brujas. -- We used to dress up as vampires on Halloween.
- Mis abuelos se vestían con estilo todo el tiempo. -- My grandparents used to dress stylishly all the time.
Preterite
| Yo | vestí | Nosotros | vestimos |
| Tú | vestiste | Vosotros | vestisteis |
| Él/Ella/Ud. | vistió | Ellos/Ellas/Uds. | vistieron |
Sentence Examples:
- Mis amigas vistieron trajes bellísimos en mi ceremonia de graduación. -- My friends wore gorgeous dresses at my graduation ceremony.
- Tú vestiste mejor. -- You were better dressed.
Preterite (Reflexive Verb)
| Yo | me vestí | Nosotros | nos vestimos |
| Tú | te vestiste | Vosotros | os vestisteis |
| Él/Ella/Ud. | se vistió | Ellos/Ellas/Uds. | se vistieron |
Sentence Examples:
- Yo me vestí a las 6:00 a.m. y todavía lo estoy esperando. -- I got dressed at 6:00 a.m. and I am still waiting for him.
- Ellos se vistieron en la habitación de mi hermana. -- They got dressed in my sister's room.
Future
| Yo | vestiré | Nosotros | vestiremos |
| Tú | vestirás | Vosotros | vestiréis |
| Él/Ella/Ud. | vestirá | Ellos/Ellas/Uds. | vestirán |
Sentence Examples:
- Mis mejores amigos vestirán playeras negras para el concierto. -- My best friends will wear black t-shirts for the concert.
- Estoy seguro de que vestirá lo primero que encuentra. -- I am sure she will throw on whatever she finds first.
Future (Reflexive Verb)
| Yo | me vestiré | Nosotros | nos vestiremos |
| Tú | te vestirás | Vosotros | os vestiréis |
| Él/Ella/Ud. | se vestirá | Ellos/Ellas/Uds. | se vestirán |
Sentence Examples:
- No sé todavía, pero creo que me vestiré con el traje que compré la semana pasada. -- I don't know yet, but I think I will wear the suit I bought last week.
- Tú te vestirás en menos de media hora. -- You will get dressed in less than half an hour.
Conditional
| Yo | vestiría | Nosotros | vestiríamos |
| Tú | vestirías | Vosotros | vestiríais |
| Él/Ella/Ud. | vestiría | Ellos/Ellas/Uds. | vestirían |
Sentence examples:
- Yo vestiría a mi hijo todos los días si no se molestara tanto cuando lo hago. -- I would dress my son every day if he didn't get so angry when I do it.
- Carlos y tú vestirían mejor si trabajaran más duro. -- You and Carlos would be better dressed if you worked harder.
Conditional (Reflexive Verb)
| Yo | me vestiría | Nosotros | nos vestiríamos |
| Tú | te vestirías | Vosotros | os vestiríais |
| Él/Ella/Ud. | se vestiría | Ellos/Ellas/Uds. | se vestirían |
Sentence examples:
- Nos vestiríamos más rápido si no estuviéramos cansados. -- We would get dressed faster if we weren't tired.
- Creo que tu novia se vestiría de rojo si tú no odiaras tanto ese color. -- I think your girlfriend would wear red if you didn't hate that color that much.
Vestir Usage Tips
Whether you are getting dressed, dressing up for a party, or dressing someone, you will want to know how to conjugate this frequently used verb. As previously seen, the rules for its conjugation are not particularly confusing. Just remember that there is an e-to-i vowel change in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros in the present simple conjugation, as well as the third person singular and plural in the preterite conjugation.
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