invocar Present Conjugation
invocar — to invoke
The present tense of invocar is completely regular: invoco, invocas, invoca, invocamos, invocáis, invocan.
invocar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for current habits or general truths, like describing a ritual or a legal strategy someone typically uses.
Notes on invocar in the Present
Invocar is fully regular in the present indicative. No spelling changes are needed here because 'c' before 'o' or 'a' naturally makes the 'k' sound.
Example Sentences
Siempre invoco la misma excusa cuando llego tarde.
I always invoke the same excuse when I arrive late.
yo
Ella invoca la protección de los santos.
She invokes the protection of the saints.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros invocamos la libertad de expresión.
We invoke freedom of expression.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: invoquo
Correct: invoco
Why: Unlike the preterite 'yo' form, the present 'yo' form ends in 'o', so the 'c' already sounds like 'k'. No 'qu' is needed.
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Related Tenses
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no invoques
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no invoques, no invoque.