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SPANISH VERB

vestir

to dress

  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: vistiendo
  • Past participle: vestido

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I dress
  2. tú you dress
  3. usted, él, ella he/she dresses
  4. nosotros we dress
  5. vosotros Spain you all dress
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they dress

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I dressed
  2. tú you dressed
  3. usted, él, ella he/she dressed
  4. nosotros we dressed
  5. vosotros Spain you all dressed
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they dressed

Imperfect

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

  1. yo I used to dress
  2. tú you used to dress
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to dress
  4. nosotros we used to dress
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to dress
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to dress

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will dress
  2. tú you will dress
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will dress
  4. nosotros we will dress
  5. vosotros Spain you all will dress
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will dress

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would dress
  2. tú you would dress
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would dress
  4. nosotros we would dress
  5. vosotros Spain you all would dress
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would dress

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I dress
  2. tú (that) you dress
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she dress
  4. nosotros (that) we dress
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all dress
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they dress

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I dressed
  2. tú (if) you dressed
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she dressed
  4. nosotros (if) we dressed
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all dressed
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they dressed

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú dress!
  2. usted dress! (formal)
  3. nosotros dress! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain dress! (all of you)
  5. ustedes dress! (all of you)

How to use vestir

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

  1. Present

    Mi madre viste a mi hijo de nazareno cada año.

    My mother dresses my son as a penitent every year.

  2. Past

    Vistieron a la novia entre su madre y sus hermanas.

    Her mother and sisters dressed the bride between them.

  3. Imperfect

    De pequeña, mi abuela me vestía de flamenca.

    When I was little, my grandmother dressed me in a flamenco dress.

  4. Future

    ¿Quién vestirá a la Virgen este año?

    Who will dress the Virgin this year?

  5. Conditional

    Yo vestiría al niño con algo más fresquito.

    I'd dress the child in something cooler.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es mejor que vistas al bebé de blanco para el bautizo.

    It's better to dress the baby in white for the christening.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me pidieron que vistiera a los niños antes de las ocho.

    They asked me to dress the children before eight.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Viste al perro con el abrigo, que hace frío!

    Put the dog's coat on him, it's cold!

Good to know

  • "Vestir a alguien" is to dress someone; "vestirse" is to get dressed; "vestir de" is to wear: viste de negro.

Where you hear vestir

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 2

  • En Sevilla, las madres visten a los niños de nazareno. In Seville, mothers dress their children as penitents.
  • De pequeña, mi madre me vestía de flamenca para la Feria. When I was little, my mother dressed me in a flamenco dress for the Fair.
  • El año que viene te voy a vestir de nazareno, Julián. Next year I'm going to dress you as a penitent, Julian.
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