s'inviter — French conjugation

to invite oneself

RegularReflexiveinviter → s'inviter

Indicative

Present (Présent) Regular

Use the présent for habits, what is true now, and what is about to happen soon. A single set of endings covers what English often splits into “I speak” and “I am speaking”.

Elle parle arabe et français.

PronounFrench
jem'invite
tut'invites
il/elles'invite
nousnous invitons
vousvous invitez
ils/elless'invitent

Simple past (Passé simple) Regular

The passé simple narrates completed past events in a literary or very formal style. In everyday conversation people use the passé composé instead, so you mostly meet this form in books and journalism.

Ils virent le roi s'approcher.

PronounFrench
jem'invitai
tut'invitas
il/elles'invita
nousnous invitâmes
vousvous invitâtes
ils/elless'invitèrent

Imperfect (Imparfait) Regular

The imparfait describes ongoing or repeated past actions and sets the background — how things were, what used to happen, weather, feelings. The passé composé, by contrast, marks single completed events.

Quand j'étais petit, j'allais souvent à la piscine.

PronounFrench
jem'invitais
tut'invitais
il/elles'invitait
nousnous invitions
vousvous invitiez
ils/elless'invitaient

Conditional (Conditionnel) Regular

The conditionnel is for polite questions and requests, “would”-type hypotheticals, and what someone said would happen. It is also the usual consequent clause in si + imparfait → conditionnel patterns.

Pourriez-vous répéter, s'il vous plaît ?

PronounFrench
jem'inviterais
tut'inviterais
il/elles'inviterait
nousnous inviterions
vousvous inviteriez
ils/elless'inviteraient

Future (Futur) Regular

The futur is for future plans and objective predictions. In speech, aller + infinitive is often clearer for the immediate future, while the simple future is common for facts further ahead or in writing.

Demain, nous dînerons chez eux.

PronounFrench
jem'inviterai
tut'inviteras
il/elles'invitera
nousnous inviterons
vousvous inviterez
ils/elless'inviteront

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjonctif présent) Regular

The present subjunctive appears in subordinate clauses after desire, doubt, fear, need, and many impersonals, usually when the subject of the subordinate is different. Learn common triggers: il faut que, je veux que, je doute que…

Il faut qu'il parte avant midi.

PronounFrench
jem'invite
tut'invites
il/elles'invite
nousnous invitions
vousvous invitiez
ils/elless'invitent

Imperfect subjunctive (Subjonctif imparfait) Regular

The imparfait du subjonctif is a literary and formal past subjunctive. In modern speech, the present subjunctive usually replaces it for the same meaning.

Bien qu'il fût fatigué, il continua.

PronounFrench
jem'invitasse
tut'invitasses
il/elles'invitât
nousnous invitassions
vousvous invitassiez
ils/elless'invitassent