Vestirse Conjugation | How to Conjugate Vestirse in Spanish

Vestirse means “to get dressed” or “to dress oneself.” You will learn its e → i pattern, required pronominal clitics, vistiendo gerund, compound forms, and accent-sensitive commands.

Vestirse conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Vestirse is pronominal and uses vist- in stressed present forms, third-person preterite, present subjunctive, past/future subjunctive, and gerund vistiendo; unstressed present plural forms retain vest-.

Vestirse gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The pronominal infinitive keeps se — the pronominal marker. The gerund can carry an attached clitic, and compound non-finite forms combine the clitic with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary. The participle vestido remains invariant in compound forms.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	vestirse	to get dressed / dress oneself
Gerund	vistiéndose	getting dressed / dressing oneself
Past participle	vestido	dressed
Compound infinitive	haberse vestido	to have gotten dressed
Compound gerund	habiéndose vestido	having gotten dressed

Vestirse meaning and essential uses

Vestirse is the pronominal form used when the subject dresses themself or gets dressed: Me visto rápido. — “I get dressed quickly.” The clitic agrees with the subject: me, te, se, nos, os, se.

The non-pronominal vestir can mean dressing someone else or clothing/covering something. This lesson targets vestirse, so the person-matched clitic is retained throughout finite forms and verbal periphrases.

Vestirse irregular conjugation patterns

Present indicative is me visto, te vistes, se viste, nos vestimos, os vestís, se visten. Third-person preterite changes to se vistió / se vistieron, while first/second-person forms keep vest-.

Present subjunctive uses vist- throughout: me vista, te vistas, se vista, nos vistamos, os vistáis, se vistan. Affirmative commands attach the clitic: vístete, vístase, vistámonos, vestíos, vístanse.

Vestirse indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Vestirse present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. Stressed forms use vist-; nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras use vest-. The clitic always matches the subject.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me visto	I get dressed
Tú — you, singular informal	te vistes	you get dressed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se viste	he / she gets dressed; you get dressed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos vestimos	we get dressed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os vestís	you get dressed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se visten	they get dressed; you get dressed (plural)

• Me visto antes de desayunar. — I get dressed before breakfast.

Vestirse preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. Third-person forms use vistió / vistieron; first- and second-person forms keep vest-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me vestí	I got dressed
Tú — you, singular informal	te vestiste	you got dressed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se vistió	he / she got dressed; you got dressed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos vestimos	we got dressed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os vestisteis	you got dressed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se vistieron	they got dressed; you got dressed (plural)

• Ayer me vestí muy rápido. — Yesterday I got dressed very quickly.

Vestirse imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant vestido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me vestía	I used to get dressed / was getting dressed
Tú — you, singular informal	te vestías	you used to get dressed / were getting dressed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se vestía	he / she used to get dressed / was getting dressed; you used to get dressed / were getting dressed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos vestíamos	we used to get dressed / were getting dressed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os vestíais	you used to get dressed / were getting dressed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se vestían	they used to get dressed / were getting dressed; you used to get dressed / were getting dressed (plural)

• De niño me vestía con ayuda. — As a child, I used to get dressed with help.

Vestirse present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. The main table places the clitic before estar. Attaching it to the gerund is also standard: estoy vistiéndome — “I am getting dressed.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me estoy vistiendo	I am getting dressed
Tú — you, singular informal	te estás vistiendo	you are getting dressed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se está vistiendo	he / she is getting dressed; you are getting dressed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos estamos vistiendo	we are getting dressed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os estáis vistiendo	you are getting dressed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se están vistiendo	they are getting dressed; you are getting dressed (plural)

• Me estoy vistiendo para salir. — I am getting dressed to go out.

Vestirse near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. The main table places the clitic before ir. Attaching it to the infinitive is also standard: voy a vestirme — “I am going to get dressed.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me voy a vestir	I am going to get dressed
Tú — you, singular informal	te vas a vestir	you are going to get dressed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se va a vestir	he / she is going to get dressed; you are going to get dressed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos vamos a vestir	we are going to get dressed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os vais a vestir	you are going to get dressed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se van a vestir	they are going to get dressed; you are going to get dressed (plural)

• Me voy a vestir de negro. — I am going to dress in black.

Vestirse future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me vestiré	I will get dressed
Tú — you, singular informal	te vestirás	you will get dressed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se vestirá	he / she will get dressed; you will get dressed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos vestiremos	we will get dressed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os vestiréis	you will get dressed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se vestirán	they will get dressed; you will get dressed (plural)

• Nos vestiremos antes de las ocho. — We will get dressed before eight.

Vestirse conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me vestiría	I would get dressed
Tú — you, singular informal	te vestirías	you would get dressed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se vestiría	he / she would get dressed; you would get dressed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos vestiríamos	we would get dressed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os vestiríais	you would get dressed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se vestirían	they would get dressed; you would get dressed (plural)

• Me vestiría de manera más formal para esa reunión. — I would dress more formally for that meeting.

Vestirse present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant vestido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me he vestido	I have gotten dressed / dressed
Tú — you, singular informal	te has vestido	you have gotten dressed / dressed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se ha vestido	he / she has gotten dressed / dressed; you have gotten dressed / dressed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hemos vestido	we have gotten dressed / dressed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habéis vestido	you have gotten dressed / dressed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se han vestido	they have gotten dressed / dressed; you have gotten dressed / dressed (plural)

• Me he vestido demasiado pronto. — I have gotten dressed too early.

Vestirse past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant vestido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me había vestido	I had gotten dressed / dressed
Tú — you, singular informal	te habías vestido	you had gotten dressed / dressed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se había vestido	he / she had gotten dressed / dressed; you had gotten dressed / dressed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos habíamos vestido	we had gotten dressed / dressed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habíais vestido	you had gotten dressed / dressed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se habían vestido	they had gotten dressed / dressed; you had gotten dressed / dressed (plural)

• Ya nos habíamos vestido cuando llamaron. — We had already gotten dressed when they called.

Vestirse future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant vestido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me habré vestido	I will have gotten dressed / dressed
Tú — you, singular informal	te habrás vestido	you will have gotten dressed / dressed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se habrá vestido	he / she will have gotten dressed / dressed; you will have gotten dressed / dressed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos habremos vestido	we will have gotten dressed / dressed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habréis vestido	you will have gotten dressed / dressed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se habrán vestido	they will have gotten dressed / dressed; you will have gotten dressed / dressed (plural)

• Para entonces se habrán vestido todos. — By then everyone will have gotten dressed.

Vestirse conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant vestido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me habría vestido	I would have gotten dressed / dressed
Tú — you, singular informal	te habrías vestido	you would have gotten dressed / dressed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se habría vestido	he / she would have gotten dressed / dressed; you would have gotten dressed / dressed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos habríamos vestido	we would have gotten dressed / dressed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habríais vestido	you would have gotten dressed / dressed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se habrían vestido	they would have gotten dressed / dressed; you would have gotten dressed / dressed (plural)

• Me habría vestido de otra manera con más información. — I would have dressed differently with more information.

Vestirse subjunctive conjugations

Vestirse present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The present subjunctive uses vist- throughout, with the clitic before the finite verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me vista	that I get dressed
Tú — you, singular informal	te vistas	that you get dressed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se vista	that he / she get dressed; that you get dressed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos vistamos	that we get dressed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os vistáis	that you get dressed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se vistan	that they get dressed; that you get dressed (plural)

• Quiero que te vistas ahora. — I want you to get dressed now.

Vestirse imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. These forms use vistier-; the main table shows the -ra series.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me vistiera	that I got dressed
Tú — you, singular informal	te vistieras	that you got dressed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se vistiera	that he / she got dressed; that you got dressed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos vistiéramos	that we got dressed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os vistierais	that you got dressed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se vistieran	that they got dressed; that you got dressed (plural)

• Preferían que nos vistiéramos de manera formal. — They preferred that we dress formally.
• Era mejor que te vistieses antes de desayunar. — It was better for you to get dressed before breakfast.

Vestirse future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare forms use vistier-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me vistiere	if / when I should get dressed
Tú — you, singular informal	te vistieres	if / when you should get dressed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se vistiere	if / when he / she should get dressed; if / when you should get dressed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos vistiéremos	if / when we should get dressed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os vistiereis	if / when you should get dressed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se vistieren	if / when they should get dressed; if / when you should get dressed (plural)

• Quien se vistiere para la ceremonia deberá respetar el código indicado. — Whoever should dress for the ceremony must follow the stated dress code.

Vestirse present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant vestido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me haya vestido	that I have gotten dressed / dressed
Tú — you, singular informal	te hayas vestido	that you have gotten dressed / dressed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se haya vestido	that he / she has gotten dressed / dressed; that you have gotten dressed / dressed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hayamos vestido	that we have gotten dressed / dressed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os hayáis vestido	that you have gotten dressed / dressed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se hayan vestido	that they have gotten dressed / dressed; that you have gotten dressed / dressed (plural)

• Me alegra que te hayas vestido a tiempo. — I am glad that you got dressed on time.

Vestirse past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant vestido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me hubiera vestido	that I had gotten dressed / dressed
Tú — you, singular informal	te hubieras vestido	that you had gotten dressed / dressed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se hubiera vestido	that he / she had gotten dressed / dressed; that you had gotten dressed / dressed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hubiéramos vestido	that we had gotten dressed / dressed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os hubierais vestido	that you had gotten dressed / dressed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se hubieran vestido	that they had gotten dressed / dressed; that you had gotten dressed / dressed (plural)

• Si me hubiera vestido antes, no habría llegado tarde. — If I had gotten dressed earlier, I would not have arrived late.
• Si te hubieses vestido más abrigado, no tendrías frío. — If you had dressed more warmly, you would not be cold.

Vestirse future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. The clitic precedes the finite form of haber, followed by invariant vestido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me hubiere vestido	if / when I should have gotten dressed / dressed
Tú — you, singular informal	te hubieres vestido	if / when you should have gotten dressed / dressed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se hubiere vestido	if / when he / she should have gotten dressed / dressed; if / when you should have gotten dressed / dressed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hubiéremos vestido	if / when we should have gotten dressed / dressed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os hubiereis vestido	if / when you should have gotten dressed / dressed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se hubieren vestido	if / when they should have gotten dressed / dressed; if / when you should have gotten dressed / dressed (plural)

• Si se hubieren vestido para la actividad, podrán entrar directamente. — If they should have gotten dressed for the activity, they may enter directly.

Vestirse imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Vestirse affirmative commands

In affirmative pronominal commands, attach the clitic and recompute accentuation. The nosotros/nosotras form loses final -s before nos, and the usual vosotros/vosotras form loses -d before os.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	vístete	get dressed
Usted — you, singular formal	vístase	get dressed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	vistámonos	let’s get dressed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vestíos	get dressed (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	vístanse	get dressed (plural)

• Vístete ahora, por favor. — Get dressed now, please.

Vestirse negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no before the person-matched clitic and the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no te vistas	do not get dressed
Usted — you, singular formal	no se vista	do not get dressed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no nos vistamos	let’s not get dressed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no os vistáis	do not get dressed (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no se vistan	do not get dressed (plural)

• No te vistas todavía. — Do not get dressed yet.

Common constructions with Vestirse

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• vestirse. — to get dressed / dress oneself.
• vestirse de + color / style / character. — to dress in / as a color, style, or character.
• vestirse con + clothing item / material. — to dress with / in a clothing item or material.

Example sentences with Vestirse

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Voy a vestirme ahora. — I am going to get dressed now.
• Estoy vistiéndome para la cena. — I am getting dressed for dinner.
• ¿Ya te has vestido? — Have you gotten dressed already?
• Espero que te vistas pronto. — I hope you get dressed soon.
• Nos vestimos de negro para la ceremonia. — We dressed in black for the ceremony.
• Vístanse para salir. — Get dressed to go out.

Regional and usage notes for Vestirse

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos te vestís rápido. — You get dressed quickly. (voseo)
• Vestite ahora. — Get dressed now. (affirmative vos command)

For vestirse, keep the pronominal clitic attached to the correct person and track the vest- / vist- alternation. Pay special attention to vistiendo, vistió / vistieron, and affirmative commands such as vístete / vistámonos / vestíos.