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ITALIAN VERB

invitare

to invite

  • #155 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: invitato
  • Gerund: invitando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I invite
  2. tu you invite
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she invites
  4. noi we invite
  5. voi you all invite
  6. loro they invite

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I invited
  2. tu you invited
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she invited
  4. noi we invited
  5. voi you all invited
  6. loro they invited

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to invite
  2. tu you used to invite
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to invite
  4. noi we used to invite
  5. voi you all used to invite
  6. loro they used to invite

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will invite
  2. tu you will invite
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will invite
  4. noi we will invite
  5. voi you all will invite
  6. loro they will invite

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would invite
  2. tu you would invite
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would invite
  4. noi we would invite
  5. voi you all would invite
  6. loro they would invite

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I invite
  2. tu (that) you invite
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she invite
  4. noi (that) we invite
  5. voi (that) you all invite
  6. loro (that) they invite

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu invite!
  2. Lei invite! (formal)
  3. noi invite! (let’s)
  4. voi invite! (all of you)

How to use invitare

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

  1. Present

    Ti invito a cena sabato, va bene?

    I'm inviting you to dinner on Saturday, okay?

  2. Past

    Ci hanno invitato al matrimonio di Sara.

    They invited us to Sara's wedding.

  3. Imperfect

    Mia nonna invitava tutto il paese a Natale.

    My grandmother invited the whole village at Christmas.

  4. Future

    Inviteremo solo gli amici più stretti.

    We'll invite only our closest friends.

  5. Conditional

    Inviterei anche i vicini, sono simpatici.

    I'd invite the neighbours too, they're nice.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che ci invitino alla festa.

    I hope they invite us to the party.

  7. Imperative

    Invita anche tuo fratello, c'è posto.

    Invite your brother too, there's room.

Good to know

  • Invitare a cena, a una festa; ti invito io means I'm paying.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -are verb.