invocar Conditional Conjugation
invocar — to invoke
The conditional of invocar is regular: add -ía endings to the infinitive (invocaría, invocarías).
invocar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to express what someone 'would' invoke under certain conditions or to make polite formal suggestions.
Notes on invocar in the Conditional
Invocar is fully regular in the conditional tense.
Example Sentences
Yo invocaría mi derecho a callar si estuviera allí.
I would invoke my right to remain silent if I were there.
yo
¿Invocaría usted al director en este caso?
Would you invoke (call upon) the director in this case?
él/ella/usted
Ellos invocarían el seguro si el daño fuera mayor.
They would invoke the insurance if the damage were greater.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: invocaria (without accent)
Correct: invocaría
Why: All conditional endings have an accent on the 'í'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: invoco
The present tense of invocar is completely regular: invoco, invocas, invoca, invocamos, invocáis, invocan.
Preterite
yo: invoqué
The preterite of invocar is regular except for the 'yo' form (invoqué), which uses a 'qu' to preserve the sound.
Imperfect
yo: invocaba
The imperfect of invocar is regular: invocaba, invocabas, invocaba, invocábamos, invocabais, invocaban.
Future
yo: invocaré
The future of invocar is regular: add endings to the full infinitive (invocaré, invocarás).
Present Subjunctive
yo: invoque
The present subjunctive of invocar features a c-to-qu spelling change (invoque, invoques) to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: invocara
The imperfect subjunctive follows the preterite stem (invocara, invocaras) and describes hypothetical or past invocations.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: invoca
The imperative uses 'invoca' (tú) and 'invoque' (usted) to give direct commands to invoke something.
Negative Imperative
yo: no invoques
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no invoques, no invoque.