Invitar means 'to invite', and it is a regular -ar verb useful for social plans and going-out topics. Te invito a mi fiesta (I invite you to my party) — note invitar a before both the person and the event. In Spanish, invitar can also mean to treat someone (to pay): te invito a un café (the coffee's on me). Because arranging and accepting invitations features in speaking role-plays, invitar is a handy verb to have ready. As a regular -ar verb the forms are predictable; the thing to remember is the preposition a.
Quick facts
Invitar (to invite) is a regular -ar verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
Te invito a la fiesta (I invite you to the party).
Te invito (it's on me).
Invitar a before person and event.
Useful in going-out role-plays.
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
Invitar is a regular verb. Make sure you know the endings for each tense — especially the preterite and subjunctive, which is where marks are most often lost.
invitar is a regular -ar verb — it follows the standard -ar pattern in every tense. That makes it a good one to drill: if you know invitar, you know the template for all regular -ar verbs.
Type conjugations from memory and get instant feedback. That's how you actually build the automatic recall the exam needs — not from reading tables.
Practice invitar now →Three questions. Press Enter to check each answer.
yo: invito, tú: invitas, él: invita, nosotros: invitamos, vosotros: invitáis, ellos: invitan
Invitar is a regular -ar verb following the standard -ar pattern.
Use invitar in multiple tenses to show range — present, preterite and future at minimum. This is a key criterion for higher GCSE marks.
Verbs that are easy to confuse with invitar or that behave like it.
This reference is written for UK GCSE and A-Level Spanish learners and their teachers. It is designed for exam revision: every form is checked against standard conjugation rules, and the examples reflect the registers and topics that come up in the AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas specifications. Invitar is a high-frequency verb and appears often in exam papers. For active recall, use the free practice tool rather than only reading the tables.
Last updated 2 August 2026. Written by Daniel Holmes for GCSE & A-Level Spanish students.