invitar
to invitePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | invitoI invite | nosotros | invitamoswe invite |
| tú | invitasyou invite | vosotros | invitáisyou all invite |
| él/ella/Ud. | invitahe/she invites | ellos/Uds. | invitanthey invite |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he invitadoI have invited | nosotros | hemos invitadowe have invited |
| tú | has invitadoyou have invited | vosotros | habéis invitadoyou all have invited |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha invitadohe/she has invited | ellos/Uds. | han invitadothey have invited |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | invite(that) I invite | nosotros | invitemos(that) we invite |
| tú | invites(that) you invite | vosotros | invitéis(that) you all invite |
| él/ella/Ud. | invite(that) he/she invites | ellos/Uds. | inviten(that) they invite |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya invitado(that) I have invited | nosotros | hayamos invitado(that) we have invited |
| tú | hayas invitado(that) you have invited | vosotros | hayáis invitado(that) you all have invited |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya invitado(that) he/she has invited | ellos/Uds. | hayan invitado(that) they have invited |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | invitéI invited | nosotros | invitamoswe invited |
| tú | invitasteyou invited | vosotros | invitasteisyou all invited |
| él/ella/Ud. | invitóhe/she invited | ellos/Uds. | invitaronthey invited |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | invitabaI used to invite | nosotros | invitábamoswe used to invite |
| tú | invitabasyou used to invite | vosotros | invitabaisyou all used to invite |
| él/ella/Ud. | invitabahe/she used to invite | ellos/Uds. | invitabanthey used to invite |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había invitadoI had invited | nosotros | habíamos invitadowe had invited |
| tú | habías invitadoyou had invited | vosotros | habíais invitadoyou all had invited |
| él/ella/Ud. | había invitadohe/she had invited | ellos/Uds. | habían invitadothey had invited |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | invitara(that) I invited | nosotros | invitáramos(that) we invited |
| tú | invitaras(that) you invited | vosotros | invitarais(that) you all invited |
| él/ella/Ud. | invitara(that) he/she invited | ellos/Uds. | invitaran(that) they invited |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | invitase(that) I invited | nosotros | invitásemos(that) we invited |
| tú | invitases(that) you invited | vosotros | invitaseis(that) you all invited |
| él/ella/Ud. | invitase(that) he/she invited | ellos/Uds. | invitasen(that) they invited |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera invitado(that) I had invited | nosotros | hubiéramos invitado(that) we had invited |
| tú | hubieras invitado(that) you had invited | vosotros | hubierais invitado(that) you all had invited |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera invitado(that) he/she had invited | ellos/Uds. | hubieran invitado(that) they had invited |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube invitadoI had invited | nosotros | hubimos invitadowe had invited |
| tú | hubiste invitadoyou had invited | vosotros | hubisteis invitadoyou all had invited |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo invitadohe/she had invited | ellos/Uds. | hubieron invitadothey had invited |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | invitaréI will invite | nosotros | invitaremoswe will invite |
| tú | invitarásyou will invite | vosotros | invitaréisyou all will invite |
| él/ella/Ud. | invitaráhe/she will invite | ellos/Uds. | invitaránthey will invite |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | invitaríaI would invite | nosotros | invitaríamoswe would invite |
| tú | invitaríasyou would invite | vosotros | invitaríaisyou all would invite |
| él/ella/Ud. | invitaríahe/she would invite | ellos/Uds. | invitaríanthey would invite |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré invitadoI will have invited | nosotros | habremos invitadowe will have invited |
| tú | habrás invitadoyou will have invited | vosotros | habréis invitadoyou all will have invited |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá invitadohe/she will have invited | ellos/Uds. | habrán invitadothey will have invited |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría invitadoI would have invited | nosotros | habríamos invitadowe would have invited |
| tú | habrías invitadoyou would have invited | vosotros | habríais invitadoyou all would have invited |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría invitadohe/she would have invited | ellos/Uds. | habrían invitadothey would have invited |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | invitare(should) I invite | nosotros | invitáremos(should) we invite |
| tú | invitares(should) you invite | vosotros | invitareis(should) you all invite |
| él/ella/Ud. | invitare(should) he/she invite | ellos/Uds. | invitaren(should) they invite |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | invitemoslet's invite |
| tú | invitainvite! | vosotros | invitadinvite! |
| él/ella/Ud. | inviteinvite! | ellos/Uds. | inviteninvite! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no invitemoslet's not invite |
| tú | no invitesdon't invite | vosotros | no invitéisdon't invite |
| él/ella/Ud. | no invitedon't invite | ellos/Uds. | no invitendon't invite |
