Vestirsi Conjugation in Italian
vestirsi means “to get dressed” in English, and it is one of the first verbs Italian learners meet — it sits at number 768 in VerbFlow’s frequency list for Italian verbs. It is the reflexive verb for getting dressed, and it is completely regular apart from being reflexive: every form carries a reflexive pronoun, and the passato prossimo is formed with essere. Do not confuse it with vestire, which means to dress someone else. This page gives you the complete conjugation of vestirsi — every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle — with notes, examples, common mistakes and a quiz. Here is the verb in a natural sentence: “Io mi vesto presto ogni giorno.” — “I get dressed early.”
Quick facts
- Infinitive: vestirsi
- English: to get dressed
- Verb type: Regular -ire verb
- Irregular in: none — regular in every tense
- Gerund: vestendosi
- Present participle: vestente
- Past participle: vestito
- Auxiliary: essere (all perfect tenses are formed with essere + the past participle)
- Ending: -ire verbs; pattern ire in the verified tables
Pronunciation
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for vestirsi, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Learn the spelling of the forms first, and listen to a native speaker for the sounds rather than trusting an invented transcription. The forms below are the ones that matter: once you can read vestirsi in every tense, you can recognise it in speech even before you can pronounce every form perfectly.
Three things to remember about vestirsi
- It is regular: every form follows the ordinary -ire pattern, so once you know the stem you can build the whole table. The only work is learning the endings, not memorising exceptions.
- The perfect tenses use essere: the passato prossimo is formed with essere in the present plus the past participle vestito. The tables on this page give the participle in the masculine singular form, exactly as it appears in the verified dump; agreement with the subject is a separate step that depends on the sentence, not on the verb table. Because vestirsi is reflexive, every form on this page carries its reflexive pronoun — mi, ti, si, ci, vi, si — and the passato prossimo is formed with essere. The engine gives the bare verb forms, so the pronouns here are the article layer that makes the forms usable in a sentence.
- The participles are vestente and vestito: keep both in mind as you read the tables, because the present participle appears as an adjective and the past participle appears in every perfect tense. If you know those two forms and the present tense, you already know the skeleton of the whole conjugation.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for vestirsi. Learn the present tense first, then the passato prossimo and the imperfect, and add the remaining tenses one at a time.
Present indicative (presente)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | mi vesto |
| tu | ti vesti |
| lui/lei | si veste |
| noi | ci vestiamo |
| voi | vi vestite |
| loro | si vestono |
The present indicative is used for habits, facts and things happening now. For example: “Io mi vesto presto ogni giorno.” — “I get dressed early”
Passato remoto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | mi vestii |
| tu | ti vestisti |
| lui/lei | si vestì |
| noi | ci vestimmo |
| voi | vi vestiste |
| loro | si vestirono |
The passato remoto is used for completed actions in the distant past, mostly in written and literary Italian and in the south of Italy. For example: “Io mi vestii presto ieri.” — “I got dressed early”
Imperfect (imperfetto)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | mi vestivo |
| tu | ti vestivi |
| lui/lei | si vestiva |
| noi | ci vestivamo |
| voi | vi vestivate |
| loro | si vestivano |
The imperfect is used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, and for background description. For example: “Io mi vestivo presto una volta.” — “I used to get dressed early”
Future (futuro semplice)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | mi vestirò |
| tu | ti vestirai |
| lui/lei | si vestirà |
| noi | ci vestiremo |
| voi | vi vestirete |
| loro | si vestiranno |
The future is used for what will happen, for predictions and for probability. For example: “Io mi vestirò presto domani.” — “I will get dressed early”
Conditional (condizionale)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | mi vestirei |
| tu | ti vestiresti |
| lui/lei | si vestirebbe |
| noi | ci vestiremmo |
| voi | vi vestireste |
| loro | si vestirebbero |
The conditional is used for what would happen, for polite requests and for hypothetical situations. For example: “Io mi vestirei presto un giorno.” — “I would get dressed early”
Present perfect (passato prossimo)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | mi sono vestito |
| tu | ti sei vestito |
| lui/lei | si è vestito |
| noi | ci siamo vestito |
| voi | vi siete vestito |
| loro | si sono vestito |
The passato prossimo is used for completed actions in the past, especially in spoken Italian. For example: “Lui si è vestito presto questa settimana.” — “He has gotten dressed early”
Pluperfect (trapassato prossimo)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | mi ero vestito |
| tu | ti eri vestito |
| lui/lei | si era vestito |
| noi | ci eravamo vestito |
| voi | vi eravate vestito |
| loro | si erano vestito |
The pluperfect is used for an action completed before another past action. For example: “Io mi ero vestito presto prima della festa.” — “I had gotten dressed early”
Future perfect (futuro anteriore)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | mi sarò vestito |
| tu | ti sarai vestito |
| lui/lei | si sarà vestito |
| noi | ci saremo vestito |
| voi | vi sarete vestito |
| loro | si saranno vestito |
The future perfect is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. For example: “Io mi sarò vestito presto per domani.” — “I will have gotten dressed early”
Conditional perfect (condizionale passato)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | mi sarei vestito |
| tu | ti saresti vestito |
| lui/lei | si sarebbe vestito |
| noi | ci saremmo vestito |
| voi | vi sareste vestito |
| loro | si sarebbero vestito |
The conditional perfect is used for what would have happened in a different past. For example: “Io mi sarei vestito presto ieri.” — “I would have gotten dressed early”
Present subjunctive (congiuntivo presente)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | mi vesta |
| tu | ti vesta |
| lui/lei | si vesta |
| noi | ci vestiamo |
| voi | vi vestiate |
| loro | si vestano |
The present subjunctive is used for wishes, doubts, emotions and opinions after che. For example: “È importante che io mi vesta presto.” — “It is important that I get dressed early”
Imperfect subjunctive (congiuntivo imperfetto)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| io | mi vestissi |
| tu | ti vestissi |
| lui/lei | si vestisse |
| noi | ci vestissimo |
| voi | vi vestiste |
| loro | si vestissero |
The imperfect subjunctive is used in the past for wishes and hypotheticals after che, and in if-clauses. For example: “Era importante che io mi vestissi presto.” — “It was important that I get dressed early”
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | vestiti |
| lui/lei | si vesta |
| noi | vestiamoci |
| voi | vestitevi |
| loro | si vestano |
The affirmative imperative is used for direct commands and instructions. For example: “Vestiti presto!” — “Get dressed early!”
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | non ti vestire |
| lui/lei | non si vesta |
| noi | non ci vestiamo |
| voi | non vi vestiate |
| loro | non si vestano |
The negative imperative is used for prohibitions and negative commands. For example: “Non ti vestire presto.” — “Do not get dressed early.”
Gerund
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Gerund | vestendosi |
The gerund is used for an action happening at the same time as another action, often with stare for the progressive. For example: “Vestendosi presto, imparo molto.” — “While getting dressed early, I learn a lot.”
Present participle
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Present participle | vestente |
The present participle is used as an adjective, describing an ongoing action. For example, the participle vestente is used to describe something that is happening at the same time as the main action, much like an English -ing adjective.
Past participle
| Form | Italian |
|---|---|
| Past participle | vestito |
The past participle is used with an auxiliary to form the perfect tenses, and as an adjective. For example: “Io mi sono vestito presto questa settimana.” — “I have gotten dressed early.”
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with vestirsi, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the Italian and try to produce it from the English.
- “Io mi vesto presto ogni giorno.” — “I get dressed early”
- “Tu ti vestisti presto ieri.” — “You got dressed early”
- “Lui si vestiva presto una volta.” — “He used to get dressed early”
- “Io mi vestirò presto domani.” — “I will get dressed early”
- “Tu ti vestiresti presto un giorno.” — “You would get dressed early”
- “Lui si è vestito presto questa settimana.” — “He has gotten dressed early”
- “Io mi ero vestito presto prima della festa.” — “I had gotten dressed early”
- “Tu ti sarai vestito presto per domani.” — “You will have gotten dressed early”
- “È importante che io mi vesta presto.” — “It is important that I get dressed early”
- “Vestiti presto!” — “Get dressed early!”
Common mistakes
1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form
✗ Wrong: “Io vestirsi presto.”
✓ Right: “Io mi vesto presto ogni giorno.”
The infinitive vestirsi never takes a subject. After io you need the conjugated present form mi vesto.
2. Using the wrong person’s form
✗ Wrong: “Io ti vesti presto.”
✓ Right: “Io mi vesto presto ogni giorno.”
ti vesti is the tu form, not the io form. Match the verb to the subject every time: io goes with mi vesto.
3. Using the present for a finished past action
✗ Wrong: “Io mi vesto presto ieri.”
✓ Right: “Io mi sono vestito presto questa settimana.”
Yesterday points to the past, so the present is wrong here. Use the passato prossimo mi sono vestito for a finished action yesterday.
4. Using the wrong auxiliary in the passato prossimo
✗ Wrong: “Io ho vestito presto.”
✓ Right: “Io mi sono vestito presto questa settimana.”
The passato prossimo of vestirsi is formed with essere plus the past participle vestito: the io form is mi sono vestito. Check the auxiliary in the table above before you build a perfect tense.
5. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger
✗ Wrong: “È importante che io mi vesto presto.”
✓ Right: “È importante che io mi vesta presto.”
After è importante che Italian needs the subjunctive, so use mi vesta here, not the indicative mi vesto.
6. Using the gerund instead of the past participle in a perfect tense
✗ Wrong: “Io sono vestendosi presto.”
✓ Right: “Io mi sono vestito presto questa settimana.”
The perfect tenses need the past participle vestito, not the gerund vestendosi. The gerund belongs in progressive constructions, never after an auxiliary in a perfect tense.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on vestirsi. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
What is the io form of vestirsi in the Present indicative?
- A) ti vesti
- B) mi vesto
- C) si veste
- D) ci vestiamo
What is the lui/lei form of vestirsi in the Passato remoto?
- A) mi vestii
- B) ti vestisti
- C) si vestì
- D) ci vestimmo
What is the noi form of vestirsi in the Imperfect?
- A) mi vestivo
- B) ti vestivi
- C) si vestiva
- D) ci vestivamo
What is the tu form of vestirsi in the Future?
- A) ti vestirai
- B) mi vestirò
- C) si vestirà
- D) ci vestiremo
What is the io form of vestirsi in the Conditional?
- A) ti vestiresti
- B) mi vestirei
- C) si vestirebbe
- D) ci vestiremmo
What is the lui/lei form of vestirsi in the Present perfect (passato prossimo)?
- A) mi sono vestito
- B) ti sei vestito
- C) si è vestito
- D) ci siamo vestito
What is the lui/lei form of vestirsi in the Present subjunctive?
- A) mi vesta
- B) ti vesta
- C) ci vestiamo
- D) si vesta
What is the io form of vestirsi in the Imperfect subjunctive?
- A) mi vestissi
- B) ti vestissi
- C) si vestisse
- D) ci vestissimo
What is the gerund of vestirsi?
- A) vestito
- B) vestendosi
- C) vestirsi
- D) mi vesto
What does vestirsi mean in English?
- A) to sit down
- B) to call
- C) to get dressed
- D) to look for
Answer key
- B) mi vesto — the correct form is mi vesto. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) si vestì — the correct form is si vestì. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) ci vestivamo — the correct form is ci vestivamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) ti vestirai — the correct form is ti vestirai. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) mi vestirei — the correct form is mi vestirei. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) si è vestito — the correct form is si è vestito. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) si vesta — the correct form is si vesta. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) mi vestissi — the correct form is mi vestissi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) vestendosi — the correct form is vestendosi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) to get dressed — the correct form is to get dressed. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
Frequently asked questions
What does vestirsi mean in English?
vestirsi means “to get dressed”. It is a core everyday verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.
Is vestirsi regular or irregular?
vestirsi is regular: it follows the ordinary -ire pattern in every tense. The gerund is vestendosi and the past participle is vestito.
What are the gerund and past participle of vestirsi?
The gerund is vestendosi — use it with stare for the progressive. The past participle is vestito — use it with essere for the perfect tenses, as in mi sono vestito.
Which auxiliary does vestirsi take in the passato prossimo?
vestirsi takes essere in the passato prossimo: the io form is mi sono vestito. All four perfect tenses on this page are built with essere plus the past participle vestito.
How do I say “I get dressed” in Italian?
Say “Io mi vesto presto ogni giorno.” — “I get dressed early” The io form of the present is mi vesto, and it is the form you will use most often.
Where does the reflexive pronoun go with vestirsi?
Before the conjugated verb in most tenses — mi vesto for io — and attached to the end of the verb in the affirmative imperative and the gerund. In the passato prossimo the pronoun comes before the auxiliary: mi sono vestito.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of vestirsi — every tense of vestirsi in one place.
- Vestirsi in the passato prossimo tense — the full table and usage rules for one tense.
- Vestirsi examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice questions for this verb.
- Italian passato prossimo tense guide — the full guide to the passato prossimo tense in Italian.
- Seguire conjugation — another everyday Italian verb.
- Capire conjugation — another everyday Italian verb.
- Italian verbs — the full hub of Italian conjugation pages.
- VerbFlow home — all languages, tools and verb lists.
- Verb Conjugator — practise vestirsi with the interactive tool.
- Conjugation Chart Printer — practise vestirsi with the interactive tool.
- Tense Finder — practise vestirsi with the interactive tool.