
invitar Preterite Conjugation
invitar — to invite
The preterite of invitar is regular: invité, invitaste, invitó, invitamos, invitasteis, invitaron.
invitar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a completed action of inviting someone at a specific moment, like sending a wedding invite or paying for a friend's coffee yesterday.
Notes on invitar in the Preterite
Invitar is regular. Note that 'invitamos' is the same in both the present and preterite; context will tell you if it's 'we invite' or 'we invited'.
Example Sentences
Ayer invité a Juan a cenar.
Yesterday I invited Juan to dinner.
yo
Ella me invitó al cine el viernes pasado.
She invited me to the movies last Friday.
él/ella/usted
¿Nos invitasteis a la boda?
Did you guys invite us to the wedding?
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: invito (for the past tense)
Correct: invitó
Why: 'Invito' is 'I invite' (present). 'Invitó' is 'He/She invited' (past). The accent mark changes the meaning and the person.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: invito
The present of invitar is regular: invito, invitas, invita, invitamos, invitáis, invitan.
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.