
invertir Present Conjugation
invertir — to invest
Invertir is an e-to-ie stem-changer in the present (invierto, inviertes, invierte, invierten), but nosotros and vosotros remain regular.
invertir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present to talk about where you currently put your money or time, or to describe general investment habits and financial strategies.
Notes on invertir in the Present
This is a boot verb: the 'e' changes to 'ie' in all forms except nosotros (invertimos) and vosotros (invertís).
Example Sentences
Invierto gran parte de mi sueldo en acciones.
I invest a large part of my salary in stocks.
yo
¿Inviertes tú en criptomonedas?
Do you invest in cryptocurrencies?
tú
Nosotros invertimos mucho tiempo en este proyecto.
We invest a lot of time in this project.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'invertimos' as 'inviertimos'.
Correct: Invertimos (no 'ie').
Why: The stem change never happens in the 'nosotros' or 'vosotros' forms in the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: invertí
Invertir has a 'slipper' stem change (e-to-i) in the third person: invirtió and invirtieron.
Imperfect
yo: invertía
The imperfect of invertir is completely regular: invertía, invertías, invertía, invertíamos, invertíais, invertían.
Future
yo: invertiré
The future tense is regular: simply add endings to the infinitive (invertiré, invertirás, invertirá).
Conditional
yo: invertiría
The conditional is regular: add -ía endings to the infinitive (invertiría, invertirías, invertiría).
Present Subjunctive
yo: invierta
Invertir stem-changes to 'ie' in most forms, but changes to 'i' in nosotros/vosotros (invirtamos, invirtáis).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: invirtiera
Based on the preterite 'invirtieron', all forms use the 'invirt-' stem (invirtiera, invirtieras).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: invierte
Commands use 'invierte' (tú) and 'invierta' (usted), following the present and subjunctive patterns.
Negative Imperative
yo: no inviertas
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive forms: no inviertas, no invierta, no invirtamos.