Vestirse Conjugation 101: Conjugate Vestirse In Spanish

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: 

Overview of Vestirse

Verb CharacteristicProperty
Verb Type-IR
IrregularNo
InfinitiveVestir
Gerund (Present Participle) FormVistiendo
Past Participle FormVestido
SynonymsPonerse, 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. 

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe vistoI get dressed
Te vistesYou get dressed
Él / Ella
Usted
Se visteHe/She gets dressed
You (formal) get dressed
NosotrosNos vestimosWe get dressed
VosotrosOs vestísYou get dressed
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se vistenThey 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. 

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe vestíI got dressed
Te vestisteYou got dressed
Él / Ella
Usted
Se vistióHe/She got dressed
You (formal) got dressed
NosotrosNos vestimosWe got dressed
VosotrosOs vestisteisYou got dressed
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se vistieronThey 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. 

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe vestíaI got dressed
I used to get dressed
Te vestíasYou got dressed
You used to get dressed
Él / Ella
Usted
Se vestíaHe/She got dressed
He/She used to get dressed

You (formal) got dressed
You (formal) used to get dressed
NosotrosNos vestíamosWe got dressed
We used to get dressed
VosotrosOs vestíaisYou got dressed
You used to get dressed
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se vestíanThey 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. 

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe voy a vestirI’m going to get dressed
Te vas a vestirYou’re going to get dressed
Él / Ella
Usted
Se va a vestirHe/She is going to get dressed
You (formal) are going to get dressed
NosotrosNo vamos a vestirWe’re going to get dressed
VosotrosOs vais a vestirYou’re going to get dressed
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se van a vestirThey’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. 

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe vestiréI will get dressed
Te vestirásYou will get dressed
Él / Ella
Usted
Se vestiráHe/She will get dressed
You (formal) will get dressed
NosotrosNos vestiremosWe will get dressed
VosotrosOs vestiréisYou (formal) will get dressed
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se vestiránThey 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?

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe vestiríaI would get dressed
Te vestiríasYou would get dressed
Él / Ella
Usted
Se vestiríaHe/She would get dressed
You (formal) would get dressed
NosotrosNos vestiríamosWe would get dressed
VosotrosOs vestiríaisYou would get dressed
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se vestiríanThey 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. 

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe he vestidoI have gotten dressed
Te has vestidoYou have gotten dressed
Él / Ella
Usted
Se ha vestidoHe/She has gotten dressed
You (formal) have gotten dressed
NosotrosNos hemos vestidoWe have gotten dressed
VosotrosOs habéis vestidoYou have gotten dressed
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se han vestidoThey 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.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe había vestidoI had gotten dressed
Te habías vestidoYou had gotten dressed
Él / Ella
Usted
Se había vestidoHe/She had gotten dressed
You (formal) had gotten dressed
NosotrosNos habíamos vestidoWe had gotten dressed
VosotrosOs habíais vestidoYou had gotten dressed
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se habían vestidoThey 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. 

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe habré vestidoI will have gotten dressed
Te habrás vestidoYou will have gotten dressed
Él / Ella
Usted
Se habrá vestidoHe/She will have gotten dressed
You (formal) will have gotten dressed
NosotrosNos habremos vestidoWe will have gotten dressed
VosotrosOs habréis vestidoYou will have gotten dressed
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se habrán vestidoThey 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. 

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe habría vestidoI would have gotten dressed
Te habrías vestidoYou would have gotten dressed
Él / Ella
Usted
Se habría vestidoHe/She would have gotten dressed
You (formal) would have gotten dressed
NosotrosNos habríamos vestidoWe would have gotten dressed
VosotrosOs habríais vestidoYou would have gotten dressed
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se habrían vestidoThey 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 TenseFormulaTranslation Example
Present(Reflexive pronoun) + estar (present) + vistiendoI am getting dressed
Preterite(Reflexive pronoun) + estar (preterite) + vistiendoYou were getting dressed
Imperfect(Reflexive pronoun) + estar (imperfect) + vistiendoHe was getting dressed
Future(Reflexive pronoun) + estar (future) + vistiendoWe 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. 

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe vistaI get dressed
Te vistasYou get dressed
Él / Ella
Usted
Se vistaHe/She gets dressed
You (formal) get dressed
NosotrosNos vistamosWe get dressed
VosotrosOs vistáisYou get dressed
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se vistanThey 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?

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe haya vestidoI have gotten dressed
Te hayas vestidoYou have gotten dressed
Él / Ella
Usted
Se haya vestidoHe/She has gotten dressed
You (formal) have gotten dressed
NosotrosNos hayamos vestidoWe have gotten dressed
VosotrosOs hayáis vestidoYou have gotten dressed
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se hayan vestidoThey 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

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe vistieraI got dressed
Te vistierasYou got dressed
Él / Ella
Usted
Se vistieraHe/She got dressed
You (formal) got dressed
NosotrosNos vistiéramosWe got dressed
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se vistieranThey 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

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe vistieseI got dressed
Te vistiesesYou got dressed
Él / Ella
Usted
Se vistieseHe/She got dressed
You (formal) got dressed
NosotrosNos vistiésemosWe got dressed
VosotrosOs vistieseisYou got dressed
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se vistiesenThey 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. 

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe hubiera vestidoI had gotten dressed
Te hubieras vestidoYou had gotten dressed
Él / Ella
Usted
Se hubiera vestidoHe/She had gotten dressed
You (formal) had gotten dressed
NosotrosNos hubiéramos vestidoWe had gotten dressed
VosotrosOs hubierais vestidoYou had gotten dressed
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se hubieran vestidoThey 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. 

PersonConjugationTranslation
VísteteGet dressed
UstedVístaseGet dressed
VosotrosVestíosGet dressed
UstedesVístanseGet 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.

PersonConjugationTranslation
No te vistasDon’t get dressed
UstedNo se vistaDon’t get dressed
VosotrosNo os vistáisDon’t get dressed
UstedesNo se vistanDon’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.

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