What does inventar mean?
inventar means to invent in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to feign.
Spanish verb guide
Inventar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn inventar, meaning to invent, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: inventandoparticiple: inventado
Principal forms of inventar
- Infinitive
- inventar
- Gerund
- inventando
- Past participle
- inventado
Inventar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | invento | inventé | inventaba | inventaré |
| tú | inventas | inventaste | inventabas | inventarás |
| él / ella / usted | inventa | inventó | inventaba | inventará |
| nosotros/as | inventamos | inventamos | inventábamos | inventaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | inventan | inventaron | inventaban | inventarán |
Pattern notes
- Inventar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with inventar
Él se inventó esa historia.He made up that story.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
De hecho, eso me lo inventé.Actually, I just made that up.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
¿Quién se inventó estas reglas?Who made up these rules?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate inventar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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