inventar Negative Imperative Conjugation
inventar — to invent
The negative imperative of inventar uses present subjunctive forms: no inventes, no invente, no inventemos, no inventéis, no inventen.
inventar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to stop lying or to stop making up excuses.
Notes on inventar in the Negative Imperative
Inventar is regular. All negative commands for -ar verbs use the 'e' endings from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡No inventes más excusas!
Don't make up any more excuses!
tú
No inventen cosas que no son ciertas.
Don't make up things that aren't true.
ustedes
No inventemos problemas donde no los hay.
Let's not invent problems where there aren't any.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no inventa' for 'don't invent'.
Correct: no inventes
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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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.
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.