invocar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
invocar — to invoke
The imperfect subjunctive follows the preterite stem (invocara, invocaras) and describes hypothetical or past invocations.
invocar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past requests or hypothetical 'if' situations, such as 'If I invoked that rule, things would be different.'
Notes on invocar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular based on the third-person plural preterite stem (invocaron-).
Example Sentences
Si yo invocara su ayuda, él vendría.
If I invoked his help, he would come.
yo
Me pidió que invocáramos la paz en la reunión.
He asked us to invoke peace at the meeting.
nosotros
Si ellos invocaran la ley, ganarían el caso.
If they invoked the law, they would win the case.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: invocarais without the accent on the 'a' for nosotros.
Correct: invocáramos
Why: The nosotros form in the imperfect subjunctive always requires a written accent on the vowel preceding the '-ramos' 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.
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).
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.
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.