desvestir Present Subjunctive Conjugation
desvestir — to undress
The present subjunctive uses the 'i' stem change in ALL forms: desvista, desvistas, desvista, desvistamos, desvistáis, desvistan.
desvestir Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this after expressions of desire, doubt, or necessity, such as 'Espero que desvistas al bebé' (I hope you undress the baby).
Notes on desvestir in the Present Subjunctive
Because the 'yo' form in the present indicative is 'desvisto', that 'i' carries through to every single form of the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Es necesario que yo desvista al paciente ahora.
It is necessary that I undress the patient now.
yo
Quiero que tú desvistas al niño para su baño.
I want you to undress the child for his bath.
tú
Es mejor que nosotros desvistamos la cama hoy.
It's better that we strip (undress) the bed today.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'desvestamos' for nosotros.
Correct: desvistamos
Why: Unlike the present indicative, E-to-I verbs maintain the stem change in the nosotros/vosotros forms of the subjunctive.
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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.
Conditional
yo: desvestiría
The conditional of desvestir is regular: desvestiría, desvestirías, desvestiría, etc.
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.