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inventar

to invent

VerbFrequency #447

Transitive verb

  1. 1

    (to create something new) to invent

    Thomas Edison inventó la bombilla.

    Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.
  2. 2

    (to fabricate a story or excuse) make up

    No me vengas con excusas, te las estás inventando.

    Don't come to me with excuses, you're making them up.

1(to create something new)to invent

Thomas Edison inventó la bombilla.

Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.

Alexander Graham Bell inventó el teléfono.

Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.

Mi abuelo inventó una máquina muy útil para el jardín.

My grandfather invented a very useful machine for the garden.

Él quiere inventar algo nuevo.

He wants to invent something new.

2(to fabricate a story or excuse)make up

No me vengas con excusas, te las estás inventando.

Don't come to me with excuses, you're making them up.

Siempre inventa excusas para no hacer sus tareas.

He always makes up excuses for not doing his homework.

No inventes historias, dime la verdad.

Don't make up stories, tell me the truth.

No me gusta inventar excusas.

I don't like to make up excuses.
Verb

Forms

conditional indicative

1st singularinventaría

2nd singularinventarías

3rd singularinventaría

1st pluralinventaríamos

2nd pluralinventaríais

3rd pluralinventarían

future indicative

1st singularinventaré

2nd singularinventarás

3rd singularinventará

1st pluralinventaremos

2nd pluralinventaréis

3rd pluralinventarán

gerund

inventando

imperative affirmative

2nd singularinventa

1st pluralinventemos

2nd pluralinventad

imperative negative

2nd singularno inventes

1st pluralno inventemos

2nd pluralno inventéis

imperfect indicative

1st singularinventaba

2nd singularinventabas

3rd singularinventaba

1st pluralinventábamos

2nd pluralinventabais

3rd pluralinventaban

imperfect subjunctive

1st singularinventara

2nd singularinventaras

3rd singularinventara

1st pluralinventáramos

2nd pluralinventarais

3rd pluralinventaran

infinitive

inventar

participle

inventado

pluperfect indicative

1st singularhabía inventado

2nd singularhabías inventado

3rd singularhabía inventado

1st pluralhabíamos inventado

2nd pluralhabíais inventado

3rd pluralhabían inventado

present indicative

1st singularinvento

2nd singularinventas

3rd singularinventa

1st pluralinventamos

2nd pluralinventáis

3rd pluralinventan

present perfect indicative

1st singularhe inventado

2nd singularhas inventado

3rd singularha inventado

1st pluralhemos inventado

2nd pluralhabéis inventado

3rd pluralhan inventado

present perfect subjunctive

1st singularhaya inventado

2nd singularhayas inventado

3rd singularhaya inventado

1st pluralhayamos inventado

2nd pluralhayáis inventado

3rd pluralhayan inventado

present subjunctive

1st singularinvente

2nd singularinventes

3rd singularinvente

1st pluralinventemos

2nd pluralinventéis

3rd pluralinventen

preterite indicative

1st singularinventé

2nd singularinventaste

3rd singularinventó

1st pluralinventamos

2nd pluralinventasteis

3rd pluralinventaron