
invitar Present Conjugation
invitar — to invite
The present of invitar is regular: invito, invitas, invita, invitamos, invitáis, invitan.
invitar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for current habits (inviting friends often) or for the generous act of 'treating' someone right now (e.g., 'I'm buying/inviting').
Notes on invitar in the Present
Invitar is a standard -ar verb with no stem changes or irregularities in the present tense.
Example Sentences
Yo invito esta vez.
I'm treating (inviting) this time.
yo
¿Por qué no invitas a tu hermana?
Why don't you invite your sister?
tú
Siempre invitamos a gente interesante.
We always invite interesting people.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: invito a él
Correct: lo invito
Why: While not a conjugation error, learners often forget that 'invitar' usually takes a direct object pronoun (lo/la) when referring to people.
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Related Tenses
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no invites
Negative commands for invitar use 'no' + present subjunctive: no invites, no invite, no invitemos, no invitéis, no inviten.