to dress
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Visto a los niños para la escuela.
I dress the kids for school.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi mamá vistió a la bebé de blanco.
My mom dressed the baby in white.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi abuelo siempre vestía guayabera.
My grandfather always wore a guayabera.
Futuro · What will happen
Vestiremos a la niña para la foto.
We'll dress the girl for the picture.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo vestiría algo más fresco.
I'd wear something cooler.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Ella ha vestido a toda la familia para la boda.
She has dressed the whole family for the wedding.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ya había vestido a los niños.
She had already dressed the kids.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Yo habría vestido de blanco.
I would have worn white.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que vistas a los niños.
I want you to dress the kids.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Le pedí que vistiera al bebé.
I asked her to dress the baby.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Pidieron que vistiesen de blanco.
They asked them to wear white.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Espero que haya vestido bien al niño.
I hope she has dressed the boy warmly.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiéramos vestido de blanco, no tendríamos tanto calor.
If we had worn white, we wouldn't be so hot.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Viste a la niña, ya nos vamos.
Dress the girl, we're leaving.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No vistas a tu hijo con esa camisa.
Don't dress your son in that shirt.