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FRENCH VERB

convier

to invite, formally

  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: convié
  • Present participle: conviant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I invite
  2. tu you invite
  3. il, elle, on he/she invites
  4. nous we invite
  5. vous you invite
  6. ils, elles they invite

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I invited
  2. tu you invited
  3. il, elle, on he/she invited
  4. nous we invited
  5. vous you invited
  6. ils, elles they invited

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to invite
  2. tu you used to invite
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to invite
  4. nous we used to invite
  5. vous you used to invite
  6. ils, elles they used to invite

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will invite
  2. tu you will invite
  3. il, elle, on he/she will invite
  4. nous we will invite
  5. vous you will invite
  6. ils, elles they will invite

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would invite
  2. tu you would invite
  3. il, elle, on he/she would invite
  4. nous we would invite
  5. vous you would invite
  6. ils, elles they would invite

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I invite
  2. tu (that) you invite
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she invite
  4. nous (that) we invite
  5. vous (that) you invite
  6. ils, elles (that) they invite

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu invite!
  2. nous invite! (let’s)
  3. vous invite! (plural, or formal)

How to use convier

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

  1. Present

    La mairie vous convie à la cérémonie du onze novembre.

    The town hall invites you to the November eleventh ceremony.

  2. Past

    Ils m'ont conviée au dîner avec trois invités.

    They invited me to the dinner with three guests.

  3. Imperfect

    Autrefois, le maire conviait tout le village au banquet.

    In the old days, the mayor invited the whole village to the banquet.

  4. Future

    On vous conviera par courrier dès que la date sera fixée.

    You'll be invited by letter as soon as the date is set.

  5. Conditional

    Je vous convierais bien, mais la salle est trop petite.

    I'd gladly invite you, but the room is too small.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il est normal qu'on convie aussi les voisins.

    It's only right that the neighbours be invited too.

  7. Imperative

    Conviez vos familles, la cérémonie est ouverte à tous.

    Invite your families, the ceremony is open to everyone.

Good to know

  • Convier quelqu'un à une cérémonie, à dîner : the formal word on an invitation; in everyday life, inviter.

Where you hear convier

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

French · Fluency Level 3

  • Nous vous convions à la cérémonie. We invite you to the ceremony.
  • Ils m'ont conviée avec trois personnes. They invited me with three people.
  • La mairie vous conviera par courrier. The town hall will invite you by letter.
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The Invitation to the Ceremony

Fluency Level 3 · Vous êtes conviée.

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