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FRENCH VERB

inviter

to invite

  • #136 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: invité
  • Present participle: invitant

Conjugation

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

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 inviter

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

  1. Present

    Je t'invite au restaurant, c'est moi qui paie.

    I'm taking you out to dinner, it's on me.

  2. Past

    Ils nous ont invités à leur mariage en juillet.

    They invited us to their wedding in July.

  3. Imperfect

    Elle invitait toute la classe pour son anniversaire.

    She used to invite the whole class for her birthday.

  4. Future

    On vous invitera quand l'appartement sera prêt.

    We'll have you over when the flat's ready.

  5. Conditional

    J'inviterais bien Karim, il est seul ce soir.

    I'd like to invite Karim, he's on his own tonight.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut qu'on invite tes parents un dimanche.

    We should have your parents over one Sunday.

  7. Imperative

    Invite qui tu veux, il y a de la place.

    Invite whoever you want, there's room.

Good to know

  • "Je t'invite" at a café or restaurant means "it's on me".

Where you hear inviter

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

French · Beginner Level 2

  • J'invite Chloé à dîner. I'm inviting Chloe to dinner.
  • J'ai invité Chloé et Karim. I invited Chloe and Karim.
  • Je vais t'inviter au restaurant. I'm going to invite you to a restaurant.

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Je t'invite au restaurant. I'm taking you out to a restaurant.
  • Chloé m'a invitée à sa fête. Chloe invited me to her party.
  • Je vais t'inviter à dîner. I'm going to invite you to dinner.
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A Dress for the Wedding

Beginner Level 2 · tu es invitée

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Dinner with Hugo

Beginner Level 3 · inviter

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