invocar Future Conjugation
invocar — to invoke
The future of invocar is regular: add endings to the full infinitive (invocaré, invocarás).
invocar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to state that someone will invoke something in the future, often in a formal or legal context.
Notes on invocar in the Future
Invocar is fully regular in the future tense.
Example Sentences
Invocaremos el tratado si es necesario.
We will invoke the treaty if it is necessary.
nosotros
Mañana el juez invocará la nueva ley.
Tomorrow the judge will invoke the new law.
él/ella/usted
¿Invocarán ellos a los dioses?
Will they invoke the gods?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: invocare (without accent)
Correct: invocaré
Why: Without the accent, it can be confused with the rare future subjunctive. The accent is required for the future indicative 'yo' form.
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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.
Conditional
yo: invocaría
The conditional of invocar is regular: add -ía endings to the infinitive (invocaría, invocarías).
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.