inventar Imperfect Conjugation
inventar — to invent
The imperfect of inventar is regular: inventaba, inventabas, inventaba, inventábamos, inventabais, inventaban.
inventar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a time when someone used to frequently make things up or was in the middle of creating something in the past.
Notes on inventar in the Imperfect
Inventar is regular in the imperfect. Note the accent only on the nosotros form (inventábamos).
Example Sentences
De niño, yo siempre inventaba mundos imaginarios.
As a child, I used to always invent imaginary worlds.
yo
Ellos inventaban excusas cada vez que llegaban tarde.
They used to make up excuses every time they arrived late.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros inventábamos canciones durante el viaje.
We were making up songs during the trip.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'inventía' instead of 'inventaba'.
Correct: inventaba
Why: Learners often mix up -ar and -er/-ir endings in the imperfect; -ar verbs always use -aba.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: invento
The present of inventar is regular: invento, inventas, inventa, inventamos, inventáis, inventan.
Preterite
yo: inventé
The preterite of inventar is regular: inventé, inventaste, inventó, inventamos, inventasteis, inventaron.
Future
yo: inventaré
The future of inventar is regular: inventaré, inventarás, inventará, inventaremos, inventaréis, inventarán.
Conditional
yo: inventaría
The conditional of inventar is regular: inventaría, inventarías, inventaría, inventaríamos, inventaríais, inventarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: invente
The present subjunctive of inventar is regular: invente, inventes, invente, inventemos, inventéis, inventen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: inventara
The imperfect subjunctive of inventar is regular: inventara, inventaras, inventara, inventáramos, inventarais, inventaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: inventa
The imperative of inventar provides direct commands: inventa, invente, inventemos, inventad, inventen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no inventes
The negative imperative of inventar uses present subjunctive forms: no inventes, no invente, no inventemos, no inventéis, no inventen.