vestir Present Subjunctive Conjugation
vestir — to dress
The present subjunctive of vestir follows the e > i change in ALL forms.
vestir Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or request about how someone dresses (e.g., 'I want you to dress well').
Notes on vestir in the Present Subjunctive
Unlike the present indicative, the nosotros and vosotros forms also change 'e' to 'i' here (vistamos, vistáis).
Example Sentences
Espero que te vistas bien para la cena.
I hope you dress well for the dinner.
tú
Dudo que ellos se vistan de etiqueta.
I doubt they will dress in formal attire.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que nos vistamos adecuadamente.
It is important that we dress appropriately.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: vestamos
Correct: vistamos
Why: In the subjunctive, -ir stem changers like vestir change the 'e' to 'i' even in the nosotros form.
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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.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: vistiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'visti-' stem: vistiera, vistieras, vistiera, vistiéramos, vistierais, vistieran.
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.