invocar Imperfect Conjugation
invocar — to invoke
The imperfect of invocar is regular: invocaba, invocabas, invocaba, invocábamos, invocabais, invocaban.
invocar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for repeated past actions or to set the scene, like describing a ritual you used to perform regularly.
Notes on invocar in the Imperfect
Invocar is fully regular in the imperfect indicative.
Example Sentences
De niño, yo invocaba a mi madre cada vez que tenía miedo.
As a child, I used to invoke (call for) my mother every time I was afraid.
yo
Los sacerdotes invocaban la lluvia cada verano.
The priests used to invoke the rain every summer.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Invocábamos la paz en cada oración.
We used to invoke peace in every prayer.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: invocábamos (missing accent)
Correct: invocábamos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of -ar verbs in the imperfect always needs an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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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.
Future
yo: invocaré
The future of invocar is regular: add endings to the full infinitive (invocaré, invocarás).
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.