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SPANISH VERB

invitar

to invite

  • #240 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: invitando
  • Past participle: invitado

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I invite
  2. tú you invite
  3. usted, él, ella he/she invites
  4. nosotros we invite
  5. vosotros Spain you all invite
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they invite

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I invited
  2. tú you invited
  3. usted, él, ella he/she invited
  4. nosotros we invited
  5. vosotros Spain you all invited
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they invited

Imperfect

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

  1. yo I used to invite
  2. tú you used to invite
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to invite
  4. nosotros we used to invite
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to invite
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to invite

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will invite
  2. tú you will invite
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will invite
  4. nosotros we will invite
  5. vosotros Spain you all will invite
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will invite

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would invite
  2. tú you would invite
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would invite
  4. nosotros we would invite
  5. vosotros Spain you all would invite
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would invite

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I invite
  2. tú (that) you invite
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she invite
  4. nosotros (that) we invite
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all invite
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they invite

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I invited
  2. tú (if) you invited
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she invited
  4. nosotros (if) we invited
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all invited
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they invited

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú invite!
  2. usted invite! (formal)
  3. nosotros invite! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain invite! (all of you)
  5. ustedes invite! (all of you)

How to use invitar

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

  1. Present

    Te invito un café, yo pago.

    Let me buy you a coffee, my treat.

  2. Past

    Nos invitaron a una boda en Mérida.

    We were invited to a wedding in Mérida.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi tía siempre invitaba a los vecinos a comer.

    My aunt always invited the neighbors over for lunch.

  4. Future

    ¿Invitarás a tu jefe a la fiesta?

    Will you invite your boss to the party?

  5. Conditional

    Yo invitaría a toda la familia.

    I'd invite the whole family.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que me inviten a la inauguración.

    I hope they invite me to the opening.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si me invitaran, iría con mucho gusto.

    If they invited me, I'd gladly go.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Invita a tus amigos, hay comida de sobra!

    Invite your friends, there's plenty of food!

Good to know

  • "Te invito" also means "it's my treat" when you pay for someone.

Where you hear invitar

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Siempre invito a Sarah a comer con nosotros. I always invite Sarah to eat with us.
  • Elena me invitó a ir con su familia. Elena invited me to go with her family.
  • Voy a invitar a mis amigos a cenar. I'm going to invite my friends to dinner.

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • Te invito a cenar. I'm inviting you to dinner.
  • Sara me invitó a comer en la plaza. Sarah treated me to lunch on the square.
  • Mañana te invitaré un helado. Tomorrow I'll treat you to an ice cream.
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A Night in the Cemetery

Beginner Level 2 · invitarme

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It's My Treat

Beginner Level 3 · invito · te invito

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What Did They Say?

Intermediate Level 2 · que te invitara

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As If It Had Always Been Here

Intermediate Level 2 · Yo invito.

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A Promise Is a Promise

Advanced Level 1 · invitarnos

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Unless I Fall in Love with Sushi

Advanced Level 2 · me invitéis

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The Ones We Don't Invite

Advanced Level 3 · nadie ha invitado · a la que nadie ha invitado · los que no invitemos · invitar

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Please Reply

Advanced Level 3 · invitaros · invitan los padres · invitar a usted · nos complace invitarle

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Like the Lottery

Advanced Level 3 · invita la casa

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Like Water in August

Fluency Level 2 · ¿Tú invitando?

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