inventar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
inventar — to invent
The imperfect subjunctive of inventar is regular: inventara, inventaras, inventara, inventáramos, inventarais, inventaran.
inventar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical 'if' situations (e.g., if I invented...) or when you wanted someone to create something in the past.
Notes on inventar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Inventar is regular. It is derived from the 'ellos' preterite form 'inventaron' by removing -on.
Example Sentences
Si yo inventara un robot, me ayudaría a limpiar.
If I invented a robot, it would help me clean.
yo
Mis padres querían que yo inventara algo grande.
My parents wanted me to invent something great.
él/ella/usted
Si ustedes inventaran un plan, saldríamos de aquí.
If you all made up a plan, we would get out of here.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form 'inventáramos'.
Correct: inventáramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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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.
Imperfect
yo: inventaba
The imperfect of inventar is regular: inventaba, inventabas, inventaba, inventábamos, inventabais, inventaban.
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.
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.