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SPANISH VERB

vestirse

to get dressed

  • #221 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: vistiéndose
  • Past participle: vestido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use vestirse

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

  1. Present

    Mi hija ya se viste sola.

    My daughter already gets dressed by herself.

  2. Past

    Me vestí en cinco minutos y salí corriendo.

    I got dressed in five minutes and ran out.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes se vestía muy elegante para ir a la oficina.

    He used to dress very elegantly to go to the office.

  4. Future

    ¿Te vestirás de rojo para la fiesta?

    Will you wear red to the party?

  5. Conditional

    Yo me vestiría con algo más ligero, hace calor.

    I'd wear something lighter, it's hot.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que te vistas rápido, el taxi espera.

    I want you to get dressed quickly, the taxi is waiting.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si se vistieran más abrigados, no tendrían frío.

    If they dressed more warmly, they wouldn't be cold.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Vístete, que llegamos tarde a la escuela!

    Get dressed, we're late for school!

Where you hear vestirse

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Me visto y desayuno. I get dressed and have breakfast.
  • Me vestí de negro para el desfile. I dressed in black for the parade.
  • Me voy a vestir de calavera. I'm going to dress up as a skeleton.
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What Time Do You Get Up?

Beginner Level 2 · me visto · vístete

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What Is the Day of the Dead?

Beginner Level 2 · se viste

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