invite – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of invite

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youinvite sb back
weLet's invite sb back
youinvite sb back

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)