Vestire in English means “to dress” or “to wear” something. It’s typically used in the reflexive form. For example, vestirsi, which means “to dress oneself.”
Vestire is a regular -ire verb, so it follows the usual conjugation pattern for this category of verbs. Depending on the context of the sentence, vestire may be conjugated with essere or avere.
Italian Vestire Conjugation
Vestire Presente Conjugation:
Italian
English
io
Vesto
I dress
tu
Vesti
You dress
lui/lei
Veste
He/she/it/formal dresses
noi
Vestiamo
We dress
voi
Vestite
You all dress
loro
Vestono
They dress
Vestire Presente Examples
Mi vesto velocemente – I dressed quickly.
Si veste bene – He dresses well.
Mi piace come vi vestite – I like the way you dress.
Vestire Passato Prossimo Conjugation
Italian
English
io
Ho vestito
I dressed
tu
Hai vestito
You dressed
lui/lei
Ha vestito
He/she/it/formal dressed
noi
Abbiamo vestito
We dressed
voi
Avete vestito
You all dressed
loro
Hanno vestito
They dressed
Vestire Passato Prossimo Examples
Lo hai vestito così – You dressed him like this
Perché ti hanno vestito così – Why did they dress you like this?
Ha vestito la ragazza per il ballo – She dressed the girl for the dance
Vestire Futuro Semplice Conjugation:
Italian
English
io
Vestirò
I will dress
tu
Vestirai
You will dress
lui/lei
Vestirà
He/she/it/formal will dress
noi
Vestiremo
We will dress
voi
Vestirete
You all will dress
loro
Vestiranno
They will dress
Vestire Futuro Semplice Examples
Ti vestirai così? – You’re wearing that?
Ecco come vestiremo per il nostro ritorno sulla Luna – Here’s how we’ll dress for our return to the moon.
Potrete tornare a scoula quando vestirete decentemente – You can return to school when you are properly dressed.
Vestire Imperfetto Conjugation:
Italian
English
io
Vestivo
I had dressed
tu
Vestivi
You had dressed
lui/lei
Vestiva
He/she/it/formal had dressed
noi
Vestivamo
We had dressed
voi
Vestivate
You all had dressed
loro
Vestivano
They had dressed
Vestire Imperfetto Examples
Ti vestivi in modo diverso allora – You dressed differently back then.
Quando eravamo bambine, ci vestivamo come supereroi – When we were little, we dressed up like superheroes.
In passato, vestivano di rosso – In the old days, they wore red.