Vestir Imperfect Tense in Latin American Spanish

The Imperfect Tense of vestir is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example: Yo vestía a mi hijo todas las mañanas. (I used to dress my son every morning.)

Vestir is a regular -ir verb, so its Imperfect Tense conjugations follow the typical pattern for that verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Vestir (to dress) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

Pronoun Conjugation
Yovestía
vestías
Él / Ella / Ustedvestía
Nosotros / Nosotrasvestíamos
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvestían

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Usage of Vestir in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect tense of vestir is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, as well as descriptions and states of being.

To dress or wear clothes: For example, Cuando era niño, vestía pantalones cortos en el verano. (When I was a child, I wore shorts in the summer.)

To clothe or dress someone else: For example, Mi mamá me vestía por las mañanas. (My mom dressed me in the mornings.)

To cover or adorn: For example, Las paredes se vestían de colores brillantes. (The walls were adorned with bright colors.)

Colloquial: To insult or criticize: For example, Siempre me vestía de groserías. (He always insulted me with rude language.)

Examples

Examples of Vestir in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, vestía con ropa muy colorida. (When I was a child, I used to wear very colorful clothes.)

Mi abuela vestía con faldas largas y blusas de manga larga. (My grandmother used to wear long skirts and long-sleeved blouses.)

En la fiesta, todos vestían de manera elegante. (At the party, everyone was dressed elegantly.)

Antes, vestía de manera muy informal para ir al trabajo. (Before, I used to dress very casually for work.)

Ellos vestían con ropa deportiva cuando iban al gimnasio. (They used to wear sportswear when they went to the gym.)

En su juventud, ella vestía con faldas cortas y blusas ajustadas. (In her youth, she used to wear short skirts and tight blouses.)

Mis padres vestían de manera muy conservadora en esa época. (My parents used to dress very conservatively back then.)

Cuando vestía de manera informal, me sentía más cómodo. (When I used to dress casually, I felt more comfortable.)

En la oficina, todos vestían con trajes y corbatas. (At the office, everyone used to wear suits and ties.)

Ella vestía con ropa muy llamativa y extravagante. (She used to wear very flashy and extravagant clothes.)

En esa época, vestíamos de manera muy sencilla y práctica. (Back then, we used to dress very simply and practically.)

Cuando vestían con ropa de moda, se sentían más seguros de sí mismos. (When they used to wear fashionable clothes, they felt more confident.)

En las fiestas familiares, todos vestíamos con ropa tradicional. (At family gatherings, we all used to wear traditional clothes.)

Ella vestía de manera muy elegante, incluso para ir al supermercado. (She used to dress very elegantly, even to go to the supermarket.)

En su adolescencia, vestía con ropa muy llamativa y extravagante. (In their teenage years, they used to wear very flashy and extravagant clothes.)

Conjugations with English Translations

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

Spanish English
Yo vestía I was dressing
Tú vestías You were dressing
Él / Ella / Usted vestía He / She / You was dressing
Nosotros / Nosotras vestíamos We were dressing
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes vestían They / You all were dressing

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.