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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

convidar

to invite

  • #145 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: convidando
  • Past participle: convidado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I invite
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you invite
  3. nós we invite
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all invite

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I invited
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you invited
  3. nós we invited
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all invited

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to invite
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to invite
  3. nós we are going to invite
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to invite

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to invite
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to invite
  3. nós we used to invite
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to invite

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would invite
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would invite
  3. nós we would invite
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would invite

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I invite
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you invite
  3. nós (that) we invite
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all invite

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I invited
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you invited
  3. nós (if) we invited
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all invited

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I invite
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you invite
  3. nós (when) we invite
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all invite

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você invite!
  2. vocês invite! (all of you)

How to use convidar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu convido você para almoçar amanhã.

    I'm inviting you to lunch tomorrow.

  2. Past

    Eles convidaram a turma inteira para o aniversário.

    They invited the whole class to the birthday party.

  3. Future

    A gente vai convidar os vizinhos para o churrasco.

    We're going to invite the neighbors to the barbecue.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha tia convidava todo mundo para o Natal.

    My aunt used to invite everyone for Christmas.

  5. Conditional

    Eu convidaria mais gente se a casa fosse maior.

    I'd invite more people if the house were bigger.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que ele me convide para a festa.

    I hope he invites me to the party.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ela me convidasse, eu iria com certeza.

    If she invited me, I would definitely go.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se vocês convidarem a Júlia, me avisem.

    If you invite Júlia, let me know.

  9. Imperative

    Convide o seu irmão também, tem comida de sobra.

    Invite your brother too, there's plenty of food.

Good to know

  • "Convidar para": "convidar para jantar", "convidar para a festa".

Where you hear convidar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Eu convido vocês para o casamento. I'm inviting you to the wedding.
  • Ele nos convidou. He invited us.
  • A gente vai convidar a família toda. We're going to invite the whole family.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • Eu sempre convido a minha prima. I always invite my cousin.
  • Eu convidei vocês para jantar. I invited you to dinner.
  • Quem a gente vai convidar? Who are we going to invite?
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Until Death Do Us Part

Intermediate Level 1 · Ele nos convidou. · eles convidaram

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Half, a Third, and the Rest

Intermediate Level 2 · convidar

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Now I'm Really Home

Intermediate Level 3 · me convidou · convida

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