Invitar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Invitar in Spanish

Invitar means “to invite,” “to treat someone,” or “to encourage.” You will learn its regular -AR conjugation and the core patterns invitar a alguien and invitar a alguien a + noun/infinitive.

Invitar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. Invitar keeps the stable stem invit- and takes normal -AR endings. Its gerund invitando — “inviting” — and participle invitado — “invited” — are regular.

Invitar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle invitado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	invitar	to invite
Gerund	invitando	inviting
Past participle	invitado	invited

Invitar meaning and essential uses

Invitar — “to invite” — is transitive. Because the direct object is often a person, Spanish normally uses personal a: Invito a Marta. — “I invite Marta.”

To specify the event or action, use another a: Invito a Marta a cenar. — “I invite Marta to dinner / to have dinner.” RAE also records paying for someone as a courtesy: Te invito al café. — “I will treat you to coffee.”

Invitar regular conjugation pattern

The stem invit- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as invito — “I invite,” invité — “I invited,” and invite — “that I invite” — use standard -AR endings.

There is no stem change, spelling alternation, irregular preterite stem, irregular future stem, irregular gerund, or irregular participle.

Invitar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Invitar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The verb uses the regular -AR forms shown below.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	invito	I invite
Tú — you, singular informal	invitas	you invite
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	invita	he / she invites; you invite (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	invitamos	we invite
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	invitáis	you invite (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	invitan	they invite; you invite (plural)

• Invito a mis amigos a cenar. — I invite my friends to dinner.

Invitar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The verb uses the regular -AR forms shown below.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	invité	I invited
Tú — you, singular informal	invitaste	you invited
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	invitó	he / she invited; you invited (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	invitamos	we invited
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	invitasteis	you invited (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	invitaron	they invited; you invited (plural)

• Ayer invité a Marta al concierto. — Yesterday I invited Marta to the concert.

Invitar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle invitado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	invitaba	I used to invite / was inviting
Tú — you, singular informal	invitabas	you used to invite / were inviting
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	invitaba	he / she used to invite / was inviting; you used to invite / were inviting (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	invitábamos	we used to invite / were inviting
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	invitabais	you used to invite / were inviting (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	invitaban	they used to invite / were inviting; you used to invite / were inviting (plural)

• Antes invitaba a mis vecinos cada verano. — I used to invite my neighbors every summer.

Invitar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus invitando — “inviting.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy invitando	I am inviting
Tú — you, singular informal	estás invitando	you are inviting
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está invitando	he / she is inviting; you are inviting (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos invitando	we are inviting
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis invitando	you are inviting (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están invitando	they are inviting; you are inviting (plural)

• Estamos invitando a más personas. — We are inviting more people.

Invitar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and invitar.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a invitar	I am going to invite
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a invitar	you are going to invite
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a invitar	he / she is going to invite; you are going to invite (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a invitar	we are going to invite
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a invitar	you are going to invite (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a invitar	they are going to invite; you are going to invite (plural)

• Voy a invitarte a comer. — I am going to invite you to lunch.

Invitar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The verb uses the regular -AR forms shown below.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	invitaré	I will invite
Tú — you, singular informal	invitarás	you will invite
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	invitará	he / she will invite; you will invite (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	invitaremos	we will invite
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	invitaréis	you will invite (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	invitarán	they will invite; you will invite (plural)

• Invitaré al equipo a una reunión. — I will invite the team to a meeting.

Invitar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The verb uses the regular -AR forms shown below.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	invitaría	I would invite
Tú — you, singular informal	invitarías	you would invite
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	invitaría	he / she would invite; you would invite (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	invitaríamos	we would invite
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	invitaríais	you would invite (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	invitarían	they would invite; you would invite (plural)

• Invitaría a todos si hubiera espacio. — I would invite everyone if there were space.

Invitar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle invitado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he invitado	I have invited
Tú — you, singular informal	has invitado	you have invited
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha invitado	he / she has invited; you have invited (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos invitado	we have invited
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis invitado	you have invited (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han invitado	they have invited; you have invited (plural)

• He invitado a diez personas. — I have invited ten people.

Invitar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle invitado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había invitado	I had invited
Tú — you, singular informal	habías invitado	you had invited
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había invitado	he / she had invited; you had invited (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos invitado	we had invited
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais invitado	you had invited (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían invitado	they had invited; you had invited (plural)

• Ya habíamos invitado a los clientes. — We had already invited the clients.

Invitar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle invitado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré invitado	I will have invited
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás invitado	you will have invited
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá invitado	he / she will have invited; you will have invited (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos invitado	we will have invited
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis invitado	you will have invited (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán invitado	they will have invited; you will have invited (plural)

• Para entonces habrán invitado a todos. — By then they will have invited everyone.

Invitar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle invitado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría invitado	I would have invited
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías invitado	you would have invited
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría invitado	he / she would have invited; you would have invited (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos invitado	we would have invited
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais invitado	you would have invited (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían invitado	they would have invited; you would have invited (plural)

• Habría invitado a Marta también. — I would have invited Marta too.

Invitar subjunctive conjugations

Invitar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The verb uses the regular -AR forms shown below.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	invite	that I invite
Tú — you, singular informal	invites	that you invite
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	invite	that he / she invite; that you invite (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	invitemos	that we invite
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	invitéis	that you invite (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	inviten	that they invite; that you invite (plural)

• Quiero que invites a Ana. — I want you to invite Ana.

Invitar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle invitado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	invitara	that I invited
Tú — you, singular informal	invitaras	that you invited
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	invitara	that he / she invited; that you invited (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	invitáramos	that we invited
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	invitarais	that you invited (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	invitaran	that they invited; that you invited (plural)

• Preferían que invitáramos a menos personas. — They preferred that we invite fewer people.
• Era mejor que invitases primero al equipo. — It was better for you to invite the team first.

Invitar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare forms share the same historical stem family as the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	invitare	if / when I should invite
Tú — you, singular informal	invitares	if / when you should invite
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	invitare	if / when he / she should invite; if / when you should invite (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	invitáremos	if / when we should invite
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	invitareis	if / when you should invite (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	invitaren	if / when they should invite; if / when you should invite (plural)

• Quien invitare a terceros deberá registrarlos. — Whoever should invite third parties must register them.

Invitar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle invitado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya invitado	that I have invited
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas invitado	that you have invited
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya invitado	that he / she has invited; that you have invited (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos invitado	that we have invited
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis invitado	that you have invited (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan invitado	that they have invited; that you have invited (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas invitado a tus amigos. — I am glad that you invited your friends.

Invitar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle invitado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera invitado	that I had invited
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras invitado	that you had invited
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera invitado	that he / she had invited; that you had invited (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos invitado	that we had invited
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais invitado	that you had invited (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran invitado	that they had invited; that you had invited (plural)

• Si hubiéramos invitado a más gente, necesitaríamos otra sala. — If we had invited more people, we would need another room.
• Si hubieses invitado a Marta, habría venido. — If you had invited Marta, she would have come.

Invitar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle invitado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere invitado	if / when I should have invited
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres invitado	if / when you should have invited
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere invitado	if / when he / she should have invited; if / when you should have invited (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos invitado	if / when we should have invited
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis invitado	if / when you should have invited (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren invitado	if / when they should have invited; if / when you should have invited (plural)

• Si hubieren invitado a visitantes, deberán comunicar sus nombres. — If they should have invited visitors, they must report their names.

Invitar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Invitar affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	invita	invite
Usted — you, singular formal	invite	invite (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	invitemos	let’s invite
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	invitad	invite (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	inviten	invite (plural)

• Invita a Ana a la reunión. — Invite Ana to the meeting.

Invitar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the command form.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no invites	do not invite
Usted — you, singular formal	no invite	do not invite (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no invitemos	let’s not invite
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no invitéis	do not invite (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no inviten	do not invite (plural)

• No invites a nadie sin confirmar primero. — Do not invite anyone without confirming first.

Common constructions with Invitar

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• invitar a alguien. — to invite someone.
• invitar a alguien a + noun or infinitive. — to invite someone to something / to do something.
• invitar a alguien a comer, beber, or café. — to treat someone to food, a drink, or coffee.

Example sentences with Invitar

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Voy a invitar a Laura a cenar. — I am going to invite Laura to dinner.
• Nos invitaron a una boda. — They invited us to a wedding.
• ¿Has invitado a tus amigos? — Have you invited your friends?
• Te invito a un café. — I will treat you to a coffee.
• Espero que invites también a Marta. — I hope you invite Marta too.
• Invita solo a las personas confirmadas. — Invite only the confirmed people.

Regional and usage notes for Invitar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some common second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos invitás a mucha gente. — You invite many people. (voseo)
• Invitá a Marta también. — Invite Marta too. (affirmative vos command)

Invitar is fully regular. The important pattern is structural: the person invited normally takes personal a, and a second a can introduce the event or action they are invited to.