to invoke — English conjugation

Frequency#1152Regular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Regular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Iinvoke
youinvoke
he/she/itinvokes
weinvoke
you (pl.)invoke
theyinvoke

Past (Simple Past) Regular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Iinvoked
youinvoked
he/she/itinvoked
weinvoked
you (pl.)invoked
theyinvoked

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Regular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam invoking
youare invoking
he/she/itis invoking
weare invoking
you (pl.)are invoking
theyare invoking

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Regular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas invoking
youwere invoking
he/she/itwas invoking
wewere invoking
you (pl.)were invoking
theywere invoking

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Regular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave invoked
youhave invoked
he/she/ithas invoked
wehave invoked
you (pl.)have invoked
theyhave invoked

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Regular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad invoked
youhad invoked
he/she/ithad invoked
wehad invoked
you (pl.)had invoked
theyhad invoked

Future (will) (Future Simple) Regular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill invoke
youwill invoke
he/she/itwill invoke
wewill invoke
you (pl.)will invoke
theywill invoke

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Regular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be invoking
youwill be invoking
he/she/itwill be invoking
wewill be invoking
you (pl.)will be invoking
theywill be invoking

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Regular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have invoked
youwill have invoked
he/she/itwill have invoked
wewill have invoked
you (pl.)will have invoked
theywill have invoked

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Regular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould invoke
youwould invoke
he/she/itwould invoke
wewould invoke
you (pl.)would invoke
theywould invoke