vestire conjugation

Vestire Conjugation, Definition and Examples

Italian Verbs /

Vestire Definition:

To dress

Vestire Can Also Mean

  • To clothe
  • To wear
  • To put on

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:

ItalianEnglish
ioVestoI dress
tuVestiYou dress
lui/leiVesteHe/she/it/formal dresses
noiVestiamoWe dress
voiVestiteYou all dress
loroVestonoThey dress

Vestire Presente Examples

  1. Mi vesto velocemente – I dressed quickly.
  2. Si veste bene – He dresses well.
  3. Mi piace come vi vestite – I like the way you dress.

Vestire Passato Prossimo Conjugation

ItalianEnglish
ioHo vestitoI dressed
tuHai vestitoYou dressed
lui/leiHa vestitoHe/she/it/formal dressed
noiAbbiamo vestitoWe dressed
voiAvete vestitoYou all dressed
loroHanno vestitoThey dressed

Vestire Passato Prossimo Examples

  1. Lo hai vestito così – You dressed him like this
  2. Perché ti hanno vestito così – Why did they dress you like this?
  3. Ha vestito la ragazza per il ballo  – She dressed the girl for the dance

Vestire Futuro Semplice Conjugation:

ItalianEnglish
ioVestiròI will dress
tuVestiraiYou will dress
lui/leiVestiràHe/she/it/formal will dress
noiVestiremoWe will dress
voiVestireteYou all will dress
loroVestirannoThey will dress

Vestire Futuro Semplice Examples

  1. Ti vestirai così?  – You’re wearing that?
  2. Ecco come vestiremo per il nostro ritorno sulla Luna – Here’s how we’ll dress for our return to the moon.
  3. Potrete tornare a scoula quando vestirete decentemente  – You can return to school when you are properly dressed.

Vestire Imperfetto Conjugation:

ItalianEnglish
ioVestivoI had dressed
tuVestiviYou had dressed
lui/leiVestivaHe/she/it/formal had dressed
noiVestivamoWe had dressed
voiVestivateYou all had dressed
loroVestivanoThey had dressed

Vestire Imperfetto Examples

  1. Ti vestivi in modo diverso allora  – You dressed differently back then.
  2. Quando eravamo bambine, ci vestivamo come supereroi – When we were little, we dressed up like superheroes.
  3. In passato, vestivano di rosso – In the old days, they wore red.
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