Vestirse is one of the most common reflexive verbs in Spanish. This verb is used in daily conversations and can help you practice a reflexive conjugation with an E to I stem change. So, in this guide, we’ll review the most important vestirse conjugation charts. Here is what you’ll learn:
- Vestirse Overview
- Indicative Tenses of Vestirse Conjugations
- Subjunctive Tenses of Vestirse Conjugations
- Imperative (Commands) of Vestirse Conjugations
- Uses & Examples
- Download Vestirse Conjugation Tables & Uses Cheat sheets
- Vestirse Conjugation Practice Quiz
Overview of Vestirse
| Verb Characteristic | Property |
|---|---|
| Verb Type | -IR |
| Irregular | No |
| Infinitive | Vestir |
| Gerund (Present Participle) Form | Vistiendo |
| Past Participle Form | Vestido |
| Synonyms | Ponerse, llevar. |
Stem Changes: E to I
- Present Indicative: vist for all subject pronouns except ‘nosotros’ and ‘vosotros’.
- Preterite: vist for the third-person singular and plural.
- Present Subjunctive: vist for all subject pronouns.
- Imperfect Subjunctive: vistie for all subject pronouns.
- Affirmative imperative: vist for all subject pronouns except ‘vosotros’.
- Negative imperative: vist for all subject pronouns.
Indicative Conjugations of Vestirse
Present tense
Vestirse conjugation in the present tense has an E to I stem change that doesn’t affect the subject pronouns ‘nosotros’ and ‘vosotros’. Notice that this reflexive conjugation uses reflexive pronouns.
Use this tense to express that someone gets dressed. For example: Yo me visto muy temprano.
| Person | Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | Me visto | I get dressed |
| Tú | Te vistes | You get dressed |
| Él / Ella Usted | Se viste | He/She gets dressed You (formal) get dressed |
| Nosotros | Nos vestimos | We get dressed |
| Vosotros | Os vestís | You get dressed |
| Ellos / Ellas Ustedes | Se visten | They get dressed You (plural) get dressed |
Preterite tense
Vestirse preterite conjugations change the E for an I only for the third-person singular and plural. Conjugate this verb to the preterite tense to say that a person got dressed at some point in the past. For instance: Mi hermanita se vistió sola.
| Person | Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | Me vestí | I got dressed |
| Tú | Te vestiste | You got dressed |
| Él / Ella Usted | Se vistió | He/She got dressed You (formal) got dressed |
| Nosotros | Nos vestimos | We got dressed |
| Vosotros | Os vestisteis | You got dressed |
| Ellos / Ellas Ustedes | Se vistieron | They got dressed You (plural) got dressed |
Imperfect tense
In the past imperfect tense, this verb has no stem changes. However, to form vestirse’s reflexive conjugations, you must place the corresponding reflexive pronoun before the verb. Use the imperfect conjugations to explain how a person used to get dressed.
Here is an example: Siempre nos vestíamos después de desayunar.
| Person | Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | Me vestía | I got dressed I used to get dressed |
| Tú | Te vestías | You got dressed You used to get dressed |
| Él / Ella Usted | Se vestía | He/She got dressed He/She used to get dressed You (formal) got dressed You (formal) used to get dressed |
| Nosotros | Nos vestíamos | We got dressed We used to get dressed |
| Vosotros | Os vestíais | You got dressed You used to get dressed |
| Ellos / Ellas Ustedes | Se vestían | They got dressed They used to get dressed You (plural) got dressed You (plural) used to get dressed |
Near future
In Spanish, the immediate future conveys that someone is going to get dressed soon in the future. A reflexive pronoun + ir in the present tense + a + vestir is the formula to build these tenses. For instance: Espérame, me voy a vestir.
| Person | Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | Me voy a vestir | I’m going to get dressed |
| Tú | Te vas a vestir | You’re going to get dressed |
| Él / Ella Usted | Se va a vestir | He/She is going to get dressed You (formal) are going to get dressed |
| Nosotros | No vamos a vestir | We’re going to get dressed |
| Vosotros | Os vais a vestir | You’re going to get dressed |
| Ellos / Ellas Ustedes | Se van a vestir | They’re going to get dressed You (plural) are going to get dressed |
Take Note: When a conjugated verb precedes a Spanish infinitive verb, pronouns can be placed before the first verb or attached to the infinitive. Me voy a vestir or voy a vestirme are equally correct.
Future simple tense
When conjugated to the future simple tense, this verb communicates that someone will get dressed at some time in the future. For example: Las modelos se vestirán en una hora.
| Person | Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | Me vestiré | I will get dressed |
| Tú | Te vestirás | You will get dressed |
| Él / Ella Usted | Se vestirá | He/She will get dressed You (formal) will get dressed |
| Nosotros | Nos vestiremos | We will get dressed |
| Vosotros | Os vestiréis | You (formal) will get dressed |
| Ellos / Ellas Ustedes | Se vestirán | They will get dressed You (plural) will get dressed |
Conditional tense
Use the conditional conjugations of vestirse to convey that someone would get dressed. For example: ¿Cómo te vestirías para ir a una boda?
| Person | Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | Me vestiría | I would get dressed |
| Tú | Te vestirías | You would get dressed |
| Él / Ella Usted | Se vestiría | He/She would get dressed You (formal) would get dressed |
| Nosotros | Nos vestiríamos | We would get dressed |
| Vosotros | Os vestiríais | You would get dressed |
| Ellos / Ellas Ustedes | Se vestirían | They would get dressed You (plural) would get dressed |
Present perfect tense
To create the present perfect in Spanish, you must use a reflexive pronoun + haber present forms + the past participle of ‘vestir’ (vestido). Use these vestirse reflexive conjugations to express that someone has gotten dressed. For example: Espéranos, todavía no nos hemos vestido.
| Person | Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | Me he vestido | I have gotten dressed |
| Tú | Te has vestido | You have gotten dressed |
| Él / Ella Usted | Se ha vestido | He/She has gotten dressed You (formal) have gotten dressed |
| Nosotros | Nos hemos vestido | We have gotten dressed |
| Vosotros | Os habéis vestido | You have gotten dressed |
| Ellos / Ellas Ustedes | Se han vestido | They have gotten dressed You (plural) have gotten dressed |
Take Note: With perfect tenses (tenses formed with the verb haber), the reflexive pronoun must always be placed before the conjugated verb (haber).
Past perfect
The past perfect tense of vestirse expresses that someone had or hadn’t gotten dressed before a past event or reference point. This tense is formed with haber imperfect conjugations + vestido. For example: Cuando llegué a su casa, mi novia ya se había vestido.
| Person | Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | Me había vestido | I had gotten dressed |
| Tú | Te habías vestido | You had gotten dressed |
| Él / Ella Usted | Se había vestido | He/She had gotten dressed You (formal) had gotten dressed |
| Nosotros | Nos habíamos vestido | We had gotten dressed |
| Vosotros | Os habíais vestido | You had gotten dressed |
| Ellos / Ellas Ustedes | Se habían vestido | They had gotten dressed You (plural) had gotten dressed |
Future perfect
Vestirse conjugated to the future perfect is used to say that a person will have gotten dressed by or before a future action or time. Here is an example: Me pregunto si los niños ya se habrán vestido.
| Person | Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | Me habré vestido | I will have gotten dressed |
| Tú | Te habrás vestido | You will have gotten dressed |
| Él / Ella Usted | Se habrá vestido | He/She will have gotten dressed You (formal) will have gotten dressed |
| Nosotros | Nos habremos vestido | We will have gotten dressed |
| Vosotros | Os habréis vestido | You will have gotten dressed |
| Ellos / Ellas Ustedes | Se habrán vestido | They will have gotten dressed You (plural) will have gotten dressed |
Conditional perfect
If you conjugate it to the conditional perfect tense, this verb allows you to convey that someone would have gotten dressed if a past condition had taken place. Check this sentence: Si hubiera sabido que ibas a llegar temprano, me habría vestido antes.
| Person | Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | Me habría vestido | I would have gotten dressed |
| Tú | Te habrías vestido | You would have gotten dressed |
| Él / Ella Usted | Se habría vestido | He/She would have gotten dressed You (formal) would have gotten dressed |
| Nosotros | Nos habríamos vestido | We would have gotten dressed |
| Vosotros | Os habríais vestido | You would have gotten dressed |
| Ellos / Ellas Ustedes | Se habrían vestido | They would have gotten dressed You (plural) would have gotten dressed |
Progressive tenses
The formula to build the progressive tenses is estar conjugations + vistiendo (present participle of vestir). In this case, vestirse reflexive conjugations require placing the pronoun before ‘estar’ or attaching it to the present participle.
Use the progressive tenses to say that someone is getting dressed at the moment of speaking. For example: Mis primas se están vistiendo.
| Progressive Tense | Formula | Translation Example |
|---|---|---|
| Present | (Reflexive pronoun) + estar (present) + vistiendo | I am getting dressed |
| Preterite | (Reflexive pronoun) + estar (preterite) + vistiendo | You were getting dressed |
| Imperfect | (Reflexive pronoun) + estar (imperfect) + vistiendo | He was getting dressed |
| Future | (Reflexive pronoun) + estar (future) + vistiendo | We will be getting dressed |
| Conditional | (Reflexive pronoun) + estar (conditional) + vistiendo | They would be getting dressed |
Take Note: Present participles can also have stem changes. In the case of vestirse, this would be an E to I change. To learn more about this, check my guide on irregularities and stem changes in present participles in Spanish.
Vestirse Subjunctive Conjugations
The subjunctive mood expresses someone’s demands, requests, recommendations, doubts, wishes, expectations, or hypothetical scenarios. Below you’ll find a vestirse conjugation chart for each of the key subjunctive tenses in Spanish.
Present subjunctive
The present subjunctive conjugations of vestirse have an E to I stem change for all subject pronouns. Use this tense to request, advise, or wish someone gets dressed. Mi mamá quiere que me vista más formalmente.
| Person | Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | Me vista | I get dressed |
| Tú | Te vistas | You get dressed |
| Él / Ella Usted | Se vista | He/She gets dressed You (formal) get dressed |
| Nosotros | Nos vistamos | We get dressed |
| Vosotros | Os vistáis | You get dressed |
| Ellos / Ellas Ustedes | Se vistan | They get dressed You (plural) get dressed |
Present perfect subjunctive
In Spanish, the present perfect subjunctive is formed with a reflexive pronoun + subjunctive conjugations of haber + vestido. This tense allows you to say that you wish or are unsure whether someone has gotten dressed. ¿Crees que Carolina ya se haya vestido?
| Person | Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | Me haya vestido | I have gotten dressed |
| Tú | Te hayas vestido | You have gotten dressed |
| Él / Ella Usted | Se haya vestido | He/She has gotten dressed You (formal) have gotten dressed |
| Nosotros | Nos hayamos vestido | We have gotten dressed |
| Vosotros | Os hayáis vestido | You have gotten dressed |
| Ellos / Ellas Ustedes | Se hayan vestido | They have gotten dressed You (plural) have gotten dressed |
Imperfect subjunctive
This verb’s imperfect subjunctive forms also have an E to I change. Check the vestirse conjugation charts below to see how this change is applied. Use this tense to refer to past suggestions, demands, or expectations related to something getting dressed.
Here is an example: La maestra nos pidió que nos vistiéramos de negro.
Depending on whether you’re learning Latin American or Castilian Spanish, the imperfect subjunctive has two conjugation models:
Latin American Spanish version
| Person | Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | Me vistiera | I got dressed |
| Tú | Te vistieras | You got dressed |
| Él / Ella Usted | Se vistiera | He/She got dressed You (formal) got dressed |
| Nosotros | Nos vistiéramos | We got dressed |
| Ellos / Ellas Ustedes | Se vistieran | They got dressed You (plural) got dressed |
Note: In Latin American Spanish, the pronoun vosotros is not used. As a result, it has not been included in the vestirse conjugation chart above.
Castilian Spanish version
| Person | Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | Me vistiese | I got dressed |
| Tú | Te vistieses | You got dressed |
| Él / Ella Usted | Se vistiese | He/She got dressed You (formal) got dressed |
| Nosotros | Nos vistiésemos | We got dressed |
| Vosotros | Os vistieseis | You got dressed |
| Ellos / Ellas Ustedes | Se vistiesen | They got dressed You (plural) got dressed |
Past perfect subjunctive
In Spanish, the past perfect subjunctive of ‘vestirse’ is used to convey that someone would have gotten dressed if a past condition had occurred. You can also show regret for dressing in a certain way. For example: Si te hubieras vestido antes, hubiéramos llegado a tiempo.
| Person | Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | Me hubiera vestido | I had gotten dressed |
| Tú | Te hubieras vestido | You had gotten dressed |
| Él / Ella Usted | Se hubiera vestido | He/She had gotten dressed You (formal) had gotten dressed |
| Nosotros | Nos hubiéramos vestido | We had gotten dressed |
| Vosotros | Os hubierais vestido | You had gotten dressed |
| Ellos / Ellas Ustedes | Se hubieran vestido | They had gotten dressed You (plural) had gotten dressed |
Vestirse Imperative Conjugations
In Spanish, we conjugate a verb to the imperative form to order people to do or not do something.
Affirmative commands
In the affirmative imperative form, this verb has an E to I change which doesn’t apply to ‘vosotros’. These commands are used to order people to get dressed. In this mood, vestirse reflexive conjugation requires you to attach the reflexive pronoun to the conjugated verb.
For instance: Vístete, tenemos que irnos.
| Person | Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Tú | Vístete | Get dressed |
| Usted | Vístase | Get dressed |
| Vosotros | Vestíos | Get dressed |
| Ustedes | Vístanse | Get dressed |
Negative commands
On the other hand, if you wish to order someone not to get dressed, you must use vestirse negative imperatives. These conjugations have an E to I stem change for all subject pronouns, and you must also place the pronoun before the conjugated verb. No se vistan de negro.
| Person | Conjugation | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Tú | No te vistas | Don’t get dressed |
| Usted | No se vista | Don’t get dressed |
| Vosotros | No os vistáis | Don’t get dressed |
| Ustedes | No se vistan | Don’t get dressed |
Meanings of Vestirse & Examples
In the previous sections, we learned how to conjugate vestirse in Spanish. Depending on context, vestirse can be translated as ‘dress‘, ‘get dressed‘, ‘wear‘ or ‘dress up‘. Here are some examples of how to use this verb.
[Vestirse conjugated] + [complemente]
Tus hermanas se visten muy bien.
Your sisters dress very well.
Nos pidieron que nos vistiéramos de blanco.
They asked us to wear white.
Yo me visto antes de desayunar.
I get dressed before having breakfast.
Take Note: Vestirse reflexive conjugation implies that people are putting clothes on themselves. If you remove the Spanish reflexive pronoun, you’re expressing that a person is dressing someone else (yo visto a la bebé – I dress the baby). In this case, you can use direct object pronouns to replace the person you’re dressing.
Download Vestirse Conjugation Charts & Uses Cheat sheet
Vestirse is a common -IR verb that you need to get familiar with in order to become fluent in Spanish. Since it’s a reflexive verb, it can be tricky for beginners to learn its conjugation patterns and placing reflexive pronouns. I’ve assembled a PDF cheat sheet you can download which has all the vestirse conjugation charts as well as real-world example sentences so you can see how to use it in your conversations.
Practice Quiz: Vestirse Conjugation
You’ve now seen how to conjugate vestirse. Next, consider taking the vestirse conjugation quiz to practice this reflexive verb and commit it to memory.