Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | investir | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | invistiendo | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar invistiendo. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Investir conjugation
investir is an irregular Spanish -IR verb meaning swear in. In the present tense: yo invisto, tú invistes, él/ella inviste, nosotros investimos, vosotros investís, ellos invisten. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- investir
- Gerundio
- invistiendo
- Meaning
- swear in
- Pattern
- Irregular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | invisto | Yo invisto al delegado nuevo en la reunión.I swear in the new delegate at the meeting. |
| tú | invistes | Normalmente, tú invistes al tesorero delante de todos.You usually swear in the treasurer in front of everyone. |
| él | inviste | Hoy, la presidenta del congreso inviste a la ministra en el cargo.Today, the speaker of congress swears in the minister. |
| nosotros | investimos | A veces, nosotros investimos al capitán del equipo antes del acto.At times, we swear in the team captain before the ceremony. |
| vosotros | investís | Ahora, vosotros investís a la presidenta del club en mayo.Right now, you all swear in the club president in May. |
| ellos | invisten | Casi siempre, los jueces del tribunal invisten a dos concejales en el salón.Most of the time, the judges on the court swear in two council members in the hall. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he investido | Este año, yo he investido al delegado nuevo en la reunión.This year, I have sworn in the new delegate at the meeting. |
| tú | has investido | Últimamente, tú has investido al tesorero delante de todos.Lately, you have sworn in the treasurer in front of everyone. |
| él | ha investido | En estos meses, la presidenta del congreso ha investido a la ministra en el cargo.In these months, the speaker of congress has sworn in the minister. |
| nosotros | hemos investido | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos investido al capitán del equipo antes del acto.So far, we have sworn in the team captain before the ceremony. |
| vosotros | habéis investido | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis investido a la presidenta del club en mayo.This term, you all have sworn in the club president in May. |
| ellos | han investido | En este tiempo, los jueces del tribunal han investido a dos concejales en el salón.During this time, the judges on the court have sworn in two council members in the hall. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | investí | Ayer, yo investí al delegado nuevo en la reunión.Yesterday, I swore in the new delegate at the meeting. |
| tú | investiste | Hace un rato, tú investiste al tesorero delante de todos.A little while ago, you swore in the treasurer in front of everyone. |
| él | invistió | Esta mañana, la presidenta del congreso invistió a la ministra en el cargo.This morning, the speaker of congress swore in the minister. |
| nosotros | investimos | Anoche, nosotros investimos al capitán del equipo antes del acto.Last night, we swore in the team captain before the ceremony. |
| vosotros | investisteis | El sábado, vosotros investisteis a la presidenta del club en mayo.On Saturday, you all swore in the club president in May. |
| ellos | invistieron | Hace poco, los jueces del tribunal invistieron a dos concejales en el salón.Not long ago, the judges on the court swore in two council members in the hall. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | investía | Antes, yo investía al delegado nuevo en la reunión.Before, I used to swear in the new delegate at the meeting. |
| tú | investías | Por entonces, tú investías al tesorero delante de todos.Back then, you used to swear in the treasurer in front of everyone. |
| él | investía | En esa época, la presidenta del congreso investía a la ministra en el cargo.At that time, the speaker of congress used to swear in the minister. |
| nosotros | investíamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros investíamos al capitán del equipo antes del acto.When that was normal, we used to swear in the team captain before the ceremony. |
| vosotros | investíais | Hace años, vosotros investíais a la presidenta del club en mayo.Years ago, you all used to swear in the club president in May. |
| ellos | investían | En aquellos días, los jueces del tribunal investían a dos concejales en el salón.In those days, the judges on the court used to swear in two council members in the hall. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había investido | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había investido al delegado nuevo en la reunión.When you arrived, I had already sworn in the new delegate at the meeting. |
| tú | habías investido | Para entonces, tú ya habías investido al tesorero delante de todos.By then, you had already sworn in the treasurer in front of everyone. |
| él | había investido | Al volver, la presidenta del congreso ya había investido a la ministra en el cargo.When we came back, the speaker of congress had already sworn in the minister. |
| nosotros | habíamos investido | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos investido al capitán del equipo antes del acto.Before talking it through, we had already sworn in the team captain before the ceremony. |
| vosotros | habíais investido | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais investido a la presidenta del club en mayo.When you looked again, you all had already sworn in the club president in May. |
| ellos | habían investido | Para ese momento, los jueces del tribunal ya habían investido a dos concejales en el salón.By that moment, the judges on the court had already sworn in two council members in the hall. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube investido | Apenas yo hube investido al delegado nuevo en la reunión, todo cambió.As soon as I had sworn in the new delegate at the meeting, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste investido | En cuanto tú hubiste investido al tesorero delante de todos, se notó.The moment you had sworn in the treasurer in front of everyone, it showed. |
| él | hubo investido | No bien la presidenta del congreso hubo investido a la ministra en el cargo, hubo ruido.As soon as the speaker of congress had sworn in the minister, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos investido | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos investido al capitán del equipo antes del acto, seguimos adelante.Once we had sworn in the team captain before the ceremony, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis investido | Apenas vosotros hubisteis investido a la presidenta del club en mayo, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had sworn in the club president in May, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron investido | En cuanto los jueces del tribunal hubieron investido a dos concejales en el salón, el ambiente cambió.The moment the judges on the court had sworn in two council members in the hall, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | investiré | Mañana, yo investiré al delegado nuevo en la reunión.Tomorrow, I will swear in the new delegate at the meeting. |
| tú | investirás | Dentro de poco, tú investirás al tesorero delante de todos.Soon, you will swear in the treasurer in front of everyone. |
| él | investirá | Esta tarde, la presidenta del congreso investirá a la ministra en el cargo.This afternoon, the speaker of congress will swear in the minister. |
| nosotros | investiremos | La semana que viene, nosotros investiremos al capitán del equipo antes del acto.Next week, we will swear in the team captain before the ceremony. |
| vosotros | investiréis | Pronto, vosotros investiréis a la presidenta del club en mayo.Before long, you all will swear in the club president in May. |
| ellos | investirán | Más adelante, los jueces del tribunal investirán a dos concejales en el salón.Later on, the judges on the court will swear in two council members in the hall. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré investido | Para entonces, yo ya habré investido al delegado nuevo en la reunión.By then, I will already have sworn in the new delegate at the meeting. |
| tú | habrás investido | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás investido al tesorero delante de todos.Before closing time, you will already have sworn in the treasurer in front of everyone. |
| él | habrá investido | Al final del día, la presidenta del congreso ya habrá investido a la ministra en el cargo.By the end of the day, the speaker of congress will already have sworn in the minister. |
| nosotros | habremos investido | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos investido al capitán del equipo antes del acto.By tomorrow, we will already have sworn in the team captain before the ceremony. |
| vosotros | habréis investido | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis investido a la presidenta del club en mayo.Before leaving, you all will already have sworn in the club president in May. |
| ellos | habrán investido | Para esa hora, los jueces del tribunal ya habrán investido a dos concejales en el salón.By that hour, the judges on the court will already have sworn in two council members in the hall. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | investiría | En un caso así, yo investiría al delegado nuevo en la reunión.In a case like that, I would swear in the new delegate at the meeting. |
| tú | investirías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú investirías al tesorero delante de todos.With a little more time, you would swear in the treasurer in front of everyone. |
| él | investiría | En esa situación, la presidenta del congreso investiría a la ministra en el cargo.In that situation, the speaker of congress would swear in the minister. |
| nosotros | investiríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros investiríamos al capitán del equipo antes del acto.With that outlook, we would swear in the team captain before the ceremony. |
| vosotros | investiríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros investiríais a la presidenta del club en mayo.If it came to that, you all would swear in the club president in May. |
| ellos | investirían | En un día así, los jueces del tribunal investirían a dos concejales en el salón.On a day like that, the judges on the court would swear in two council members in the hall. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría investido | En otro momento, yo habría investido al delegado nuevo en la reunión.At another moment, I would have sworn in the new delegate at the meeting. |
| tú | habrías investido | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías investido al tesorero delante de todos.With a little more margin, you would have sworn in the treasurer in front of everyone. |
| él | habría investido | A esas alturas, la presidenta del congreso habría investido a la ministra en el cargo.By then, the speaker of congress would have sworn in the minister. |
| nosotros | habríamos investido | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos investido al capitán del equipo antes del acto.With that turn, we would have sworn in the team captain before the ceremony. |
| vosotros | habríais investido | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais investido a la presidenta del club en mayo.At that point, you all would have sworn in the club president in May. |
| ellos | habrían investido | En ese punto, los jueces del tribunal habrían investido a dos concejales en el salón.From there, the judges on the court would have sworn in two council members in the hall. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | invista | Es mejor que yo invista al delegado nuevo en la reunión.It is better that I swear in the new delegate at the meeting. |
| tú | invistas | Hace falta que tú invistas al tesorero delante de todos.It is necessary that you swear in the treasurer in front of everyone. |
| él | invista | Conviene que la presidenta del congreso invista a la ministra en el cargo.It is wise that the speaker of congress swear in the minister. |
| nosotros | invistamos | Importa que nosotros invistamos al capitán del equipo antes del acto.It matters that we swear in the team captain before the ceremony. |
| vosotros | invistáis | Puede ser útil que vosotros invistáis a la presidenta del club en mayo.It may help if you all swear in the club president in May. |
| ellos | invistan | Es posible que los jueces del tribunal invistan a dos concejales en el salón.It is possible that the judges on the court swear in two council members in the hall. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya investido | Ojalá yo haya investido al delegado nuevo en la reunión.Hopefully I have sworn in the new delegate at the meeting. |
| tú | hayas investido | Puede que tú ya hayas investido al tesorero delante de todos.Maybe you already have sworn in the treasurer in front of everyone. |
| él | haya investido | Tal vez la presidenta del congreso haya investido a la ministra en el cargo.Perhaps the speaker of congress has sworn in the minister. |
| nosotros | hayamos investido | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos investido al capitán del equipo antes del acto.Maybe we already have sworn in the team captain before the ceremony. |
| vosotros | hayáis investido | Es probable que vosotros hayáis investido a la presidenta del club en mayo.It is likely that you all have sworn in the club president in May. |
| ellos | hayan investido | Puede ser que los jueces del tribunal ya hayan investido a dos concejales en el salón.It may be that the judges on the court already have sworn in two council members in the hall. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | invistiera | Si yo invistiera al delegado nuevo en la reunión, se notaría enseguida.If I swore in the new delegate at the meeting, it would show right away. |
| tú | invistieras | Si tú invistieras al tesorero delante de todos, costaría ocultarlo.If you swore in the treasurer in front of everyone, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | invistiera | Si la presidenta del congreso invistiera a la ministra en el cargo, daría mucho que hablar.If the speaker of congress swore in the minister, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | invistiéramos | Si nosotros invistiéramos al capitán del equipo antes del acto, todo iría por otro lado.If we swore in the team captain before the ceremony, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | invistierais | Si vosotros invistierais a la presidenta del club en mayo, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all swore in the club president in May, the mood would change. |
| ellos | invistieran | Si los jueces del tribunal invistieran a dos concejales en el salón, la escena sería otra.If the judges on the court swore in two council members in the hall, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera investido | Si yo hubiera investido al delegado nuevo en la reunión, aún se recordaría.If I had sworn in the new delegate at the meeting, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras investido | Si tú hubieras investido al tesorero delante de todos, eso habría dejado marca.If you had sworn in the treasurer in front of everyone, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera investido | Si la presidenta del congreso hubiera investido a la ministra en el cargo, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the speaker of congress had sworn in the minister, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos investido | Si nosotros hubiéramos investido al capitán del equipo antes del acto, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had sworn in the team captain before the ceremony, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais investido | Si vosotros hubierais investido a la presidenta del club en mayo, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had sworn in the club president in May, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran investido | Si los jueces del tribunal hubieran investido a dos concejales en el salón, nada habría quedado igual.If the judges on the court had sworn in two council members in the hall, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | invistiere | Si yo invistiere al delegado nuevo en la reunión, se notará enseguida.If I swear in the new delegate at the meeting, it will show right away. |
| tú | invistieres | Si tú invistieres al tesorero delante de todos, costará ignorarlo.If you swear in the treasurer in front of everyone, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | invistiere | Si la presidenta del congreso invistiere a la ministra en el cargo, dará mucho que hablar.If the speaker of congress swears in the minister, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | invistiéremos | Si nosotros invistiéremos al capitán del equipo antes del acto, todo irá por otro camino.If we swear in the team captain before the ceremony, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | invistiereis | Si vosotros invistiereis a la presidenta del club en mayo, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all swear in the club president in May, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | invistieren | Si los jueces del tribunal invistieren a dos concejales en el salón, la escena será distinta.If the judges on the court swear in two council members in the hall, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere investido | Cuando yo hubiere investido al delegado nuevo en la reunión, ya se notará.When I have sworn in the new delegate at the meeting, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres investido | En cuanto tú hubieres investido al tesorero delante de todos, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have sworn in the treasurer in front of everyone, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere investido | Cuando la presidenta del congreso hubiere investido a la ministra en el cargo, se verá de inmediato.When the speaker of congress has sworn in the minister, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos investido | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos investido al capitán del equipo antes del acto, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have sworn in the team captain before the ceremony, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis investido | Cuando vosotros hubiereis investido a la presidenta del club en mayo, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have sworn in the club president in May, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren investido | En cuanto los jueces del tribunal hubieren investido a dos concejales en el salón, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the judges on the court have sworn in two council members in the hall, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | inviste | inviste al tesorero delante de todos.Swear in the treasurer in front of everyone. |
| él | invista | Que la presidenta del congreso invista a la ministra en el cargo.Let the speaker of congress swear in the minister. |
| nosotros | invistamos | invistamos al capitán del equipo antes del acto.Swear in the team captain before the ceremony. |
| vosotros | investid | investid a la presidenta del club en mayo.Swear in the club president in May. |
| ellos | invistan | Que los jueces del tribunal invistan a dos concejales en el salón.Let the judges on the court swear in two council members in the hall. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no invistas | No no invistas al tesorero delante de todos.Do not swear in the treasurer in front of everyone. |
| él | no invista | Que la presidenta del congreso no no invista a la ministra en el cargo.Let the speaker of congress not swear in the minister. |
| nosotros | no invistamos | No no invistamos al capitán del equipo antes del acto.Let us not swear in the team captain before the ceremony. |
| vosotros | no invistáis | No no invistáis a la presidenta del club en mayo.Do not swear in the club president in May. |
| ellos | no invistan | Que los jueces del tribunal no no invistan a dos concejales en el salón.Let the judges on the court not swear in two council members in the hall. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ al delegado nuevo en la reunión.
I swear in the new delegate at the meeting.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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- What does 'investir' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'investir' means to swear in. It is a irregular -IR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is investir an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Yes, investir is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular -IR ending pattern in every tense — some forms change stem or use unique endings. The complete conjugation table on this page shows every irregular form.
- How do you conjugate investir in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of investir: yo invisto, tú invistes, él/ella/usted inviste, nosotros investimos, vosotros investís, ellos/ellas/ustedes invisten.
- How do you conjugate investir in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of investir: yo investí, tú investiste, él/ella/usted invistió, nosotros investimos, vosotros investisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes invistieron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of investir?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of investir: yo investía, tú investías, él/ella/usted investía, nosotros investíamos, vosotros investíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes investían. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of investir?
- The past participle of investir is 'investido'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he investido' (I have swear ined), 'has investido', 'ha investido'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of investir?
- The gerundio of investir is 'invistiendo'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy invistiendo) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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