invite – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of invite

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to invite over sb
Participle: invited over sb
Gerund: inviting over sb

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iinvite over sb
youinvite over sb
he;she;itinvites over sb
weinvite over sb
youinvite over sb
theyinvite over sb

Perfect

Ihave invited over sb
youhave invited over sb
he;she;ithas invited over sb
wehave invited over sb
youhave invited over sb
theyhave invited over sb

Past

Iinvited over sb
youinvited over sb
he;she;itinvited over sb
weinvited over sb
youinvited over sb
theyinvited over sb

Pluperfect

Ihad invited over sb
youhad invited over sb
he;she;ithad invited over sb
wehad invited over sb
youhad invited over sb
theyhad invited over sb

Future

Iwill invite over sb
youwill invite over sb
he;she;itwill invite over sb
wewill invite over sb
youwill invite over sb
theywill invite over sb

Future Perfect

Iwill have invited over sb
youwill have invited over sb
he;she;itwill have invited over sb
wewill have invited over sb
youwill have invited over sb
theywill have invited over sb

Subjunctive

Present

Iinvite over sb
youinvite over sb
he;she;itinvite over sb
weinvite over sb
youinvite over sb
theyinvite over sb

Perfect

Ihave invited over sb
youhave invited over sb
he;she;ithave invited over sb
wehave invited over sb
youhave invited over sb
theyhave invited over sb

Imperfect

Iinvited over sb
youinvited over sb
he;she;itinvited over sb
weinvited over sb
youinvited over sb
theyinvited over sb

Pluperfect

Ihad invited over sb
youhad invited over sb
he;she;ithad invited over sb
wehad invited over sb
youhad invited over sb
theyhad invited over sb

Conditional

Present

Iwould invite over sb
youwould invite over sb
he;she;itwould invite over sb
wewould invite over sb
youwould invite over sb
theywould invite over sb

Perfect

Iwould have invited over sb
youwould have invited over sb
he;she;itwould have invited over sb
wewould have invited over sb
youwould have invited over sb
theywould have invited over sb

Imperative

youinvite over sb
weLet's invite over sb
youinvite over sb

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam inviting over sb
youare inviting over sb
he;she;itis inviting over sb
weare inviting over sb
youare inviting over sb
theyare inviting over sb

Perfect

Ihave been inviting over sb
youhave been inviting over sb
he;she;ithas been inviting over sb
wehave been inviting over sb
youhave been inviting over sb
theyhave been inviting over sb

Past

Iwas inviting over sb
youwere inviting over sb
he;she;itwas inviting over sb
wewere inviting over sb
youwere inviting over sb
theywere inviting over sb

Pluperfect

Ihad been inviting over sb
youhad been inviting over sb
he;she;ithad been inviting over sb
wehad been inviting over sb
youhad been inviting over sb
theyhad been inviting over sb

Future

Iwill be inviting over sb
youwill be inviting over sb
he;she;itwill be inviting over sb
wewill be inviting over sb
youwill be inviting over sb
theywill be inviting over sb

Future Perfect

Iwill have been inviting over sb
youwill have been inviting over sb
he;she;itwill have been inviting over sb
wewill have been inviting over sb
youwill have been inviting over sb
theywill have been inviting over sb

Conditional

Present

Iwould be inviting over sb
youwould be inviting over sb
he;she;itwould be inviting over sb
wewould be inviting over sb
youwould be inviting over sb
theywould be inviting over sb

Perfect

Iwould have been inviting over sb
youwould have been inviting over sb
he;she;itwould have been inviting over sb
wewould have been inviting over sb
youwould have been inviting over sb
theywould have been inviting over sb

Other

Verbs similar to 'invite'

incite, indite, invile, encite, endite, envie, evite, ignite, incide, incise,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

request
solicit, bid, ask, summon, call
tempt
attract, entice, lure, allure, urge, draw, solicit, encourage

Additional Information

Etymology

From Middle French inviter, from Latin invītō. Displaced native English lathe See: Middle French 'inviter', Latin 'invītō'.

Verbs referencing "invite"

Ido invitar, Spanish invitar.

Sample Sentences

  • “ Why, I invited him; I had some accounts with him, ” said Shelby. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] head and his hands in his pockets, and stared at me for two whole hours: occasionally refreshing himself with a tweak of his nose, or a draught from the water-jug; or by walking to the windows and inviting other boys in the street below, to come up and do likewise: crying, ‘Here he is ! ’ ‘Come on ! ’ ‘Bring all your brothers ! ’ with other hospitable entreaties of that nature. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] hundred acres, on the opposite bank of the river. Here again, although I went down with the owner of the estate, to ‘the quarter, ’ as that part of it in which the slaves live is called, I was not invited to enter into any of their huts. All I saw of them, was, that they were very crazy, wretched cabins, near to which groups of half-naked children basked in the sun, or wallowed on the dusty ground. [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Tom watched the little lady a great deal, before he ventured on any overtures towards acquaintanceship. He knew an abundance of simple acts to propitiate and invite the approaches of the little people, and he resolved to play his part right skilfully. He could cut cunning little baskets out of cherry-stones, could make grotesque faces on hickory-nuts, or [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] by the English Biblical commentator, Thomas Scott (1747-1821 ). ~~~ On such a farm, in such a house and family, Miss Ophelia had spent a quiet existence of some forty-five years, when her cousin invited her to visit his southern mansion. The eldest of a large family, she was still considered by her father and mother as one of “ the children, ” and the proposal that she should go to _Orleans_ was a [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] hardly of them, after all. He was of opinion, in fact, that southern people needed encouraging. When however, the fact that she had resolved to go was fully before the public mind, she was solemnly invited out to tea by all her friends and neighbors for the space of a fortnight, and her prospects and plans duly canvassed and inquired into. Miss Moseley, who came into the house to help to do the [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] Tom had not his own way of speaking his mind occasionally, with something of the tact often observable in his class; as, for example, the very day after the Sabbath we have described, St. Clare was invited out to a convivial party of choice spirits, and was helped home, between one and two o’clock at night, in a condition when the physical had decidedly attained the upper hand of the intellectual. Tom [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • It was late in the summer afternoon, and the doors and windows of the large parlor all stood open, to invite any stray breeze, that might feel in a good humor, to enter. Mr. Shelby sat in a large hall opening into the room, and running through the whole length of the house, to a balcony on either end. [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Let's just drop it. -Let's have a drink instead. -Sure. You 're not invited. You 're not taking part. (Miss Italy Must Not Die)