to invite
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Te invito a cenar.
I'm inviting you to dinner.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi vecino nos invitó a su casa.
My neighbor invited us to his house.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Siempre nos invitaban a sus fiestas.
They always invited us to their parties.
Futuro · What will happen
Invitaremos a toda la familia.
We'll invite the whole family.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo invitaría a tus primos.
I'd invite your cousins.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Me han invitado a una boda en Cali.
They've invited me to a wedding in Cali.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ya me había invitado.
She had already invited me.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Te habríamos invitado.
We would have invited you.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que invites a tu novia.
I want you to invite your girlfriend.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Esperaba que me invitara.
I was hoping she would invite me.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Temía que no me invitasen.
I was afraid they wouldn't invite me.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Me alegra que te hayan invitado.
I'm glad they've invited you.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si te hubiera invitado, habrías venido.
If I had invited you, you would have come.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Invita a tus amigos.
Invite your friends.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No invites a tanta gente.
Don't invite so many people.