Past tense of invite
regular verb
The past tense of invite is invited. The past participle is also invited.
Forms of invite
| Base form (V1) | invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | invited /ɪnˈvaɪtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | invited /ɪnˈvaɪtɪd/ |
| Present participle | inviting /ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | invites |
Invited in a sentence
- We invited our friends round for dinner.
- The one male audience member at the concert is invited on stage.From the entry one
- We weren't invited to the party so we decided to crash it.From the entry crash
- You are cordially invited to the marriage of James Smith and Jane Doe.From the entry marriage
- The pronoun in "We're going to a party later, but you aren't invited" is an exclusive "we".From the entry exclusive
Meaning of invite
- verb To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
- verb To request formally.
- verb To encourage.
Questions about the past tense of invite
- What is the past tense of invite?
- The past tense of invite is invited.
- What is the past participle of invite?
- The past participle of invite is invited.
- Is invite a regular or irregular verb?
- Invite is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: invite (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this page: “Past tense of invite.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/past-tense/invite. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.