The Subjunctive Mood of Vestir is used to express wishes, desires, or uncertainty about someone dressing or getting dressed, for example: Espero que te vistas rápido. (I hope you get dressed quickly.)

Vestir is a stem-changing verb, meaning the vowel in the stem changes from ‘e’ to ‘i’ in certain conjugations. This pattern is common among Spanish verbs and must be memorized.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Vestir (to dress) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

The present subjunctive of vestir is used to express wishes, desires, demands, or uncertainty about the action of dressing or clothing someone or something.

To wish or desire: For example, Espero que te vistas elegante para la boda. (I hope you dress elegantly for the wedding.)

To express uncertainty: For example, No estoy seguro de que se vista a tiempo. (I’m not sure if he/she will get dressed on time.)

To give an order or demand: For example, Es necesario que los niños se vistan solos. (It’s necessary for the children to dress themselves.)

Idiomatic usage: For example, ¡Vístete y vámonos! (Get dressed and let’s go!) This phrase is commonly used to urge someone to hurry up and get ready.

Slang usage: In some Latin American countries, vestirse can be used in a vulgar way to refer to putting on clothes after sexual activity, for example, ¿Ya te vestiste, güey? (Have you gotten dressed yet, dude?)

Examples

Examples of Vestir in the Subjunctive Mood

Es importante que vistamos ropa cómoda para el viaje. (It’s important that we wear comfortable clothes for the trip.)

Ojalá que vistan sus mejores galas para la boda. (I hope they wear their best outfits for the wedding.)

Aunque hace calor, el código de vestimenta requiere que vistas pantalones largos en la oficina. (Even though it’s hot, the dress code requires you to wear long pants at the office.)

Me alegro de que vista colores brillantes; te quedan muy bien. (I’m glad you wear bright colors; they look great on you.)

Para la entrevista de trabajo, es recomendable que vistas ropa formal. (For the job interview, it’s advisable that you wear formal attire.)

Siempre que vayamos a un evento cultural, mis padres insisten en que vistamos atuendos tradicionales. (Whenever we go to a cultural event, my parents insist that we wear traditional outfits.)

Dudo que vistan disfraces tan elaborados para la fiesta de Halloween. (I doubt they’ll wear such elaborate costumes for the Halloween party.)

Preferiría que no vistas esa camiseta tan vieja para la cena familiar. (I’d prefer you don’t wear that old t-shirt for the family dinner.)

Aunque no es obligatorio, sería apropiado que vistamos de etiqueta para el estreno de la ópera. (Although it’s not mandatory, it would be appropriate for us to wear formal attire for the opera premiere.)

Es una lástima que vistan uniformes tan poco favorecedores en ese trabajo. (It’s a shame they have to wear such unflattering uniforms at that job.)

Mis amigos y yo esperamos que vistan sus mejores galas para el baile de graduación. (My friends and I hope you’ll wear your best outfits for the prom.)

Quizás vistan camisetas del mismo color para identificarse durante el evento deportivo. (Perhaps they’ll wear shirts of the same color to identify themselves during the sporting event.)

Sugiero que vistamos prendas ligeras y cómodas para el paseo por la ciudad. (I suggest we wear light, comfortable clothes for the city tour.)

Aunque no es obligatorio, sería genial que vistas algo con los colores de nuestro equipo para el partido. (Although it’s not required, it would be great if you wore something in our team’s colors for the game.)

Espero que vistan sus mejores galas para la celebración de aniversario de bodas. (I hope they wear their best outfits for the wedding anniversary celebration.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Vestir (to dress) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Subjunctive mood is also known as the Simple Subjunctive, Subjunctive Present, or Present Subjunctive Mood in English, and as Presente de Subjuntivo, Subjuntivo Presente, Presente del Modo Subjuntivo, or Tiempo Presente del Subjuntivo in Spanish.