inventar Preterite Conjugation
inventar — to invent
The preterite of inventar is regular: inventé, inventaste, inventó, inventamos, inventasteis, inventaron.
inventar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to identify the specific moment a discovery was made or a story was made up, like when Edison invented the lightbulb.
Notes on inventar in the Preterite
Inventar is regular in the preterite. Remember the accent marks on the first and third person singular forms.
Example Sentences
Graham Bell inventó el teléfono.
Graham Bell invented the telephone.
él/ella/usted
Ayer inventé un postre delicioso con lo que había en la nevera.
Yesterday I invented a delicious dessert with what was in the fridge.
yo
¿Ustedes inventaron esa historia?
Did you all make up that story?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'inventamos' (past) with 'inventamos' (present).
Correct: Use context clues.
Why: The nosotros form is identical in both tenses, which can be confusing without time markers like 'ayer'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: invento
The present of inventar is regular: invento, inventas, inventa, inventamos, inventáis, inventan.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no inventes
The negative imperative of inventar uses present subjunctive forms: no inventes, no invente, no inventemos, no inventéis, no inventen.