desvestir Conditional Conjugation
desvestir — to undress
The conditional of desvestir is regular: desvestiría, desvestirías, desvestiría, etc.
desvestir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for 'would' scenarios, like 'I would undress the baby if he were asleep,' or for polite suggestions.
Notes on desvestir in the Conditional
This tense is regular. Simply attach the conditional endings (-ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían) to the infinitive 'desvestir'.
Example Sentences
Yo desvestiría al paciente, pero no tengo guantes.
I would undress the patient, but I don't have gloves.
yo
¿Desvestirías tú a los niños si yo preparo la bañera?
Would you undress the children if I prepare the bathtub?
tú
Nosotros desvestiríamos el salón si tuviéramos tiempo.
We would strip the room if we had time.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Removing the 'ir' from the stem (e.g., 'desvestía').
Correct: desvestiría
Why: The conditional must include the 'r' of the infinitive to distinguish it from the imperfect.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: desvisto
Desvestir changes the 'e' to 'i' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: desvisto, desvistes, desviste, desvisten.
Preterite
yo: desvestí
In the preterite, desvestir is irregular only in the third person (él/ellos), where the 'e' changes to 'i'.
Imperfect
yo: desvestía
Desvestir is completely regular in the imperfect: desvestía, desvestías, desvestía, desvestíamos, desvestíais, desvestían.
Future
yo: desvestiré
The future of desvestir is regular: just add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: desvista
The present subjunctive uses the 'i' stem change in ALL forms: desvista, desvistas, desvista, desvistamos, desvistáis, desvistan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: desvistiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'desvisti-' stem from the third-person preterite: desvistiera, desvistieras, desvistiera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: desviste
Give commands to undress: desviste (tú), desvista (usted), desvistan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no desvistas
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no desvistas, no desvista, no desvistamos, no desvistan.