invocar Negative Imperative Conjugation
invocar — to invoke
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no invoques, no invoque.
invocar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to invoke something, like 'Don't invoke his name!'
Notes on invocar in the Negative Imperative
All forms require the c-to-qu spelling change (no invoques, no invoque, no invoquemos, no invoquéis, no invoquen).
Example Sentences
No invoques su nombre en esta casa.
Don't invoke his name in this house.
tú
No invoquen la violencia como solución.
Don't invoke violence as a solution.
No invoquemos problemas que no existen.
Let's not invoke problems that don't exist.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no invocas
Correct: no invoques
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative present.
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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.
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.