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ITALIAN VERB

vestirsi

to get dressed, to dress up (vestirsi da, to dress up as)

  • #140 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: vestito
  • Gerund: vestendosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I get dressed
  2. tu you get dressed
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she gets dressed
  4. noi we get dressed
  5. voi you all get dressed
  6. loro they get dressed

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I got dressed
  2. tu you got dressed
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she got dressed
  4. noi we got dressed
  5. voi you all got dressed
  6. loro they got dressed

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to get dressed
  2. tu you used to get dressed
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to get dressed
  4. noi we used to get dressed
  5. voi you all used to get dressed
  6. loro they used to get dressed

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will get dressed
  2. tu you will get dressed
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will get dressed
  4. noi we will get dressed
  5. voi you all will get dressed
  6. loro they will get dressed

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would get dressed
  2. tu you would get dressed
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would get dressed
  4. noi we would get dressed
  5. voi you all would get dressed
  6. loro they would get dressed

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I get dressed
  2. tu (that) you get dressed
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she get dressed
  4. noi (that) we get dressed
  5. voi (that) you all get dressed
  6. loro (that) they get dressed

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu get dressed!
  2. Lei get dressed! (formal)
  3. noi get dressed! (let’s)
  4. voi get dressed! (all of you)

How to use vestirsi

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

  1. Present

    Mi vesto in cinque minuti e andiamo.

    I'll get dressed in five minutes and we'll go.

  2. Past

    Mi sono vestita da strega per Carnevale.

    I dressed up as a witch for Carnival.

  3. Imperfect

    Da giovane si vestiva sempre di nero.

    When she was young she always dressed in black.

  4. Future

    Ci vestiremo eleganti per il matrimonio.

    We'll dress smartly for the wedding.

  5. Conditional

    Mi vestirei più pesante, fa freddo fuori.

    I'd dress warmer, it's cold outside.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che ti vesta bene per il colloquio.

    I want you to dress well for the interview.

  7. Imperative

    Vestiti in fretta, siamo in ritardo!

    Get dressed quickly, we're late!

Good to know

  • Vestirsi da is to dress up as: si veste da pirata; vestirsi bene is to dress well.
  • Vestire alone is to dress someone else: vesto il bambino.

Where you hear vestirsi

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

Italian · Intermediate Level 1

  • Mi vesto in cinque minuti. I get dressed in five minutes.
  • Mi sono vestita da strega. I dressed up as a witch.
  • Domani mi vestirò da Pulcinella. Tomorrow I'll dress up as Pulcinella.

Italian · Fluency Level 1

  • Mi vesto in cinque minuti. I get dressed in five minutes.
  • Mi sono vestita da strega. I dressed up as a witch.
  • Domani mi vestirò da Pulcinella. Tomorrow I'll dress up as Pulcinella.
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Carnival in the Village

Intermediate Level 1 · Sì. Si è vestito da Pulcinella! · E tu? Da cosa ti sei vestita? · Mi sono vestita da strega.

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Chiara's Costume

Fluency Level 1 · E tu? Da cosa sei vestita?

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ire verb.