vestir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
vestir — to dress
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'visti-' stem: vistiera, vistieras, vistiera, vistiéramos, vistierais, vistieran.
vestir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypotheticals (if I dressed...) or after past-tense triggers of emotion or doubt regarding clothing.
Notes on vestir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is derived from the third-person plural preterite (vistieron), so it maintains the 'i' stem throughout.
Example Sentences
Si yo me vistiera mejor, tendría más confianza.
If I dressed better, I would have more confidence.
yo
Me gustaría que ella vistiera más colores.
I would like her to wear (dress in) more colors.
él/ella/usted
Si nos vistiéramos de época, sería divertido.
If we dressed in period clothing, it would be fun.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: vestiera
Correct: vistiera
Why: Forgetting that the stem change from the preterite carries over into the imperfect subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: visto
Vestir has an e > i stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: vestí
Vestir is a stem-changer in the preterite, but only in the third-person forms: vistió and vistieron.
Imperfect
yo: vestía
Vestir is regular in the imperfect: vestía, vestías, vestía, vestíamos, vestíais, vestían.
Future
yo: vestiré
Vestir is regular in the future: vestiré, vestirás, vestirá, vestiremos, vestiréis, vestirán.
Conditional
yo: vestiría
Vestir is regular in the conditional: vestiría, vestirías, vestiría, vestiríamos, vestiríais, vestirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: vista
The present subjunctive of vestir follows the e > i change in ALL forms.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: viste
The imperative uses 'viste' for tú and 'vistan' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no vistas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive: no vistas, no vista, no vistamos, no vistáis, no vistan.