inviter Examples, Sentences & Quiz in French

inviter — invite — is one of the verbs you will use every day in French. inviter is the verb for organising a dinner: it comes up whenever you talk about inviting friends over or planning a party. On this page you will find inviter in real sentences, grouped by meaning and tense, two short texts that show it in context, the mistakes learners actually make with it, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. Start with the examples, say them aloud, and then test yourself.

Example sentences with inviter

In the present tense

  • “J'invite mes amis.” — “I invite my friends.”
  • “Tu invites Marie.” — “You invite Marie.”
  • “Il invite à dîner.” — “He invites to dinner.”
  • “Nous invitons pour le week-end.” — “We invite for the weekend.”
  • “Vous invitez mes amis.” — “You invite my friends.”
  • “Ils invitent Marie.” — “They invite Marie.”

In the passé composé

  • “J'ai invité mes amis cette semaine.” — “I have invited my friends this week.”
  • “Tu as invité Marie cette semaine.” — “You have invited Marie this week.”
  • “Il a invité à dîner cette semaine.” — “He has invited to dinner this week.”
  • “Nous avons invité pour le week-end cette semaine.” — “We have invited for the weekend this week.”
  • “Vous avez invité mes amis cette semaine.” — “You have invited my friends this week.”
  • “Ils ont invité Marie cette semaine.” — “They have invited Marie this week.”

In other tenses

The same verb in the imperfect, the future, the conditional and the present subjunctive — the four tenses that complete the picture. All forms come from the verified tables.

  • “J'invitais mes amis avant.” — “I used to invite my friends before.”
  • “J'inviterai Marie demain.” — “I will invite Marie tomorrow.”
  • “J'inviterais à dîner un jour.” — “I would invite to dinner one day.”
  • “Bien que il invite pour le week-end” — “Although he invites for the weekend.”

inviter in context

J'invite mes amis. Tu invites Marie. Il invite à dîner. Nous invitons pour le week-end.

I invite my friends. You invite Marie. He invites to dinner. We invite for the weekend.

J'ai invité mes amis. Il a invité Marie. Nous avons invité à dîner.

I have invited my friends this week. He has invited Marie this week. We have invited to dinner this week.

Common mistakes with inviter

Mistake 1

Wrong: Je inviter mes amis.

Right: Je invite mes amis.

The infinitive never takes a subject: after je you need the conjugated form invite.

Mistake 2

Wrong: Je invitons Marie.

Right: Je invite Marie.

invitons is the nous form. With je, use invite.

Mistake 3

Wrong: Hier, je invite à dîner.

Right: Hier, j'ai invité à dîner.

Yesterday needs the passé composé ai invité, not the present.

Mistake 4

Wrong: Bien que je invite pour le week-end.

Right: Bien que je invite pour le week-end.

After bien que French needs the subjunctive invite.

Mistake 5

Wrong: Je invitais mes amis hier. (said of one finished moment)

Right: J'ai invité mes amis hier.

The imperfect describes an ongoing or repeated past. One finished moment yesterday takes the passé composé.

Quiz: test yourself on inviter

Ten questions on inviter. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. What is the tu form of inviter in the Present indicative?

    • A) invitent
    • B) invite
    • C) invites
    • D) invitez

  2. What is the nous form of inviter in the Present indicative?

    • A) invites
    • B) invitez
    • C) invitent
    • D) invitons

  3. What is the il/elle form of inviter in the Present perfect?

    • A) avons invité
    • B) as invité
    • C) a invité
    • D) ai invité

  4. What is the je form of inviter in the Imperfect?

    • A) invitais
    • B) invitait
    • C) invitaient
    • D) invitions

  5. What is the nous form of inviter in the Future?

    • A) inviteront
    • B) inviterai
    • C) inviterons
    • D) inviteras

  6. What is the tu form of inviter in the Conditional?

    • A) inviterait
    • B) inviteraient
    • C) inviterais
    • D) inviterions

  7. What is the je form of inviter in the Present subjunctive?

    • A) invitiez
    • B) invite
    • C) invites
    • D) invitions

  8. What is the il/elle form of inviter in the Imperfect subjunctive?

    • A) invitassions
    • B) invitassiez
    • C) invitât
    • D) invitasses

  9. What is the gerund of inviter?

    • A) invitant
    • B) dormant
    • C) buvant

  10. What is the past participle of inviter?

  • A) bu
  • B) dormi
  • C) invité

Answer key

  1. C) invites — The tu form of inviter in the present indicative is invites.
  2. D) invitons — The nous form of inviter in the present indicative is invitons.
  3. C) a invité — The il/elle form of inviter in the present perfect is a invité.
  4. A) invitais — The je form of inviter in the imperfect is invitais.
  5. C) inviterons — The nous form of inviter in the future is inviterons.
  6. C) inviterais — The tu form of inviter in the conditional is inviterais.
  7. B) invite — The je form of inviter in the present subjunctive is invite.
  8. C) invitât — The il/elle form of inviter in the imperfect subjunctive is invitât.
  9. A) invitant — The gerund of inviter is en invitant; it is used after en for actions in progress.
  10. C) invité — The past participle of inviter is invité; perfect tenses use avoir + invité.

Frequently asked questions

What does inviter mean in English?

inviter means “invite”. You use it for organising a dinner, for inviting friends over, and for planning a party.

Is inviter regular or irregular?

inviter is regular, and it is irregular in these tenses: none — it is regular in every tense. The gerund is en invitant and the past participle is invité.

How do I say “I invite” in French?

Say “J'invite mes amis.” — “I invite my friends.” The je form of the present is invite.

Where can I see the full conjugation of inviter?

On the full conjugation page, which has every tense, and on the Inviter Present Tense Conjugation in French page.

How to practise inviter this week

Pick one tense a day and say five sentences with inviter out loud, using the examples on this page as your starting point. On the first day, use only the present tense and the complements from the examples above — mes amis, Marie and à dîner — and change only the person, so you hear how invite, invites and invite sound next to each other. On the second day, retell yesterday in the passé composé with ai invité and the other perfect forms from the table. On the third day, write three short plans for tomorrow in the future tense, and on the fourth day, turn them into polite conditional sentences. Keep a small notebook and write each new sentence down: seeing en invitant and invité in your own handwriting fixes them in memory far better than reading them once. Finally, take the quiz above again without looking at the answer key — when you can answer all ten questions from memory, move on to the next verb in the hub.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for inviter, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

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