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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

vestir

to wear

  • #135 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: vestindo
  • Past participle: vestido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I wear
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you wear
  3. nós we wear
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all wear

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I wore
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you wore
  3. nós we wore
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all wore

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to wear
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to wear
  3. nós we are going to wear
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to wear

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to wear
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to wear
  3. nós we used to wear
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to wear

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would wear
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would wear
  3. nós we would wear
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would wear

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I wear
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you wear
  3. nós (that) we wear
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all wear

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I wore
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you wore
  3. nós (if) we wore
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all wore

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I wear
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you wear
  3. nós (when) we wear
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all wear

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você wear!
  2. vocês wear! (all of you)

How to use vestir

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu visto roupa social só em casamento.

    I wear formal clothes only at weddings.

  2. Past

    Ela vestiu o casaco e saiu correndo.

    She put on her coat and ran out.

  3. Future

    O que você vai vestir na festa?

    What are you going to wear to the party?

  4. Imperfect

    Minha mãe vestia a gente igual quando éramos pequenas.

    My mom used to dress us alike when we were little.

  5. Conditional

    Eu vestiria algo mais leve, vai fazer calor.

    I would wear something lighter, it's going to be hot.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você vista o uniforme hoje.

    I want you to wear the uniform today.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se eu vestisse terno, ninguém me reconheceria.

    If I wore a suit, nobody would recognize me.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando você vestir o bebê, põe a touca.

    When you dress the baby, put on the cap.

  9. Imperative

    Vista um casaco antes de sair.

    Put on a coat before going out.

Good to know

  • "Vestir" is to wear or to dress someone; "vestir-se" is to get dressed; "usar" is also to wear.

Where you hear vestir

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Todo mundo veste branco. Everyone wears white.
  • Ela vestiu um vestido azul. She wore a blue dress.
  • O que você vai vestir? What are you going to wear?
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Everyone Wears White

Beginner Level 3 · ele veste

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