invitar Negative Imperative Conjugation
invitar — to invite
Negative commands for invitar use 'no' + present subjunctive: no invites, no invite, no invitemos, no invitéis, no inviten.
invitar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to invite a specific person or group.
Notes on invitar in the Negative Imperative
Invitar is regular. The negative imperative always matches the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No invites a tu primo, por favor.
Don't invite your cousin, please.
tú
No invite a extraños a la oficina.
Don't invite strangers to the office.
No invitemos a nadie más.
Let's not invite anyone else.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no invitas
Correct: no invites
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative 'invitas'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: invito
The present of invitar is regular: invito, invitas, invita, invitamos, invitáis, invitan.
Preterite
yo: invité
The preterite of invitar is regular: invité, invitaste, invitó, invitamos, invitasteis, invitaron.
Imperfect
yo: invitaba
The imperfect of invitar is regular: invitaba, invitabas, invitaba, invitábamos, invitabais, invitaban.
Future
yo: invitaré
The future of invitar is regular: invitaré, invitarás, invitará, invitaremos, invitaréis, invitarán.
Conditional
yo: invitaría
The conditional of invitar is regular: invitaría, invitarías, invitaría, invitaríamos, invitaríais, invitarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: invite
The present subjunctive of invitar is regular: invite, invites, invite, invitemos, invitéis, inviten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: invitara
The imperfect subjunctive of invitar uses the -ra endings: invitara, invitaras, invitara, invitáramos, invitarais, invitaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: invita
The affirmative imperative of invitar is: invita (tú), invite (usted), invitemos (nosotros), invitad (vosotros), inviten (ustedes).