Invite to or for??

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mairaventura

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Hello... I'd like to know when I should use invite to and invite for.

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whitemoon

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They have invited me to dinner tomorrow. (to ask a person politely to come)
He invited me to speak at the meeting.(to ask a person politely to do something)
He invited proposals from members of the society.(to ask for another person's suggestions etc)
 

moniza

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They have invited me to dinner tomorrow. (to ask a person politely to come)
He invited me to speak at the meeting.(to ask a person politely to do something)
He invited proposals from members of the society.(to ask for another person's suggestions etc)
Invite for + activity
Invite to + place/event

'Coffee' isn't a place or an event, so I'd agree and use 'for coffee'.

You will see 'dinner' used with both- it depends whether you think of it as an occaion, like a dinner party, os simply the act of eating.

Tea:

They've invited me to tea = a meal at about 5pm
They've invited me for tea = a cup of tea

This explanation was given before by Tdol the administrator.

 

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I appreciate your sharing knowledge.
 
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