invitar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
invitar — to invite
The present subjunctive of invitar is regular: invite, invites, invite, invitemos, invitéis, inviten.
invitar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when there is doubt, emotion, or a wish about the invitation (e.g., 'I hope you invite her' or 'It's important that we invite everyone').
Notes on invitar in the Present Subjunctive
Invitar is regular. Since it is an -ar verb, the endings switch to -e in the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Espero que me invites a tu graduación.
I hope you invite me to your graduation.
tú
Es necesario que invitemos a los jefes.
It is necessary that we invite the bosses.
nosotros
Dudo que ellos inviten a mucha gente.
I doubt that they will invite many people.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: que yo invita
Correct: que yo invite
Why: Learners often forget to switch the vowel from 'a' to 'e' for -ar verbs in the subjunctive.
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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.
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.