desvestir Present Conjugation
desvestir — to undress
Desvestir changes the 'e' to 'i' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: desvisto, desvistes, desviste, desvisten.
desvestir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe the act of undressing someone (like a child or a patient) or yourself (using the reflexive form 'desvestirse') as a habit or a current action.
Notes on desvestir in the Present
This is an E-to-I stem-changing verb. The 'e' in the root changes to 'i' when stressed, which happens in the singular forms and the third-person plural.
Example Sentences
Yo desvisto al bebé para bañarlo.
I undress the baby to bathe him.
yo
Tú siempre desvistes los maniquíes por la noche.
You always undress the mannequins at night.
tú
Nosotros desvestimos a los niños antes de dormir.
We undress the children before sleeping.
nosotros
Ellos desvisten al paciente para la cirugía.
They undress the patient for the surgery.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'desvesto' instead of 'desvisto'.
Correct: desvisto
Why: Desvestir is an E-to-I stem changer; the 'e' must change to 'i' in the yo form.
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Related Tenses
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.
Conditional
yo: desvestiría
The conditional of desvestir is regular: desvestiría, desvestirías, desvestiría, etc.
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.