Raymott
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No, Polyester.
If I said to you, "Would you like to come to a party?", you would not say back to me, "My friends invite me to a party."
This is my point. Your examples often, perhaps usually, have no practical application, as they are written.
tedmc has corrected the grammar, but it's still not a natural dialogue.
You might think that, but couldn't say it, because it wouldn't make sense. The following is normal:
Me: "Would you like to come to a party?"
You: [Thinking] "My friend is inviting me to a party. Will I go? Hmm, yes, I will."
You: [Speaking] Yes, I'll come. Thank you.
We would still not even think, "My friend invites me to a party" in English, because it's the wrong tense, even though it's happening in the present.
If I said to you, "Would you like to come to a party?", you would not say back to me, "My friends invite me to a party."
This is my point. Your examples often, perhaps usually, have no practical application, as they are written.
tedmc has corrected the grammar, but it's still not a natural dialogue.
You might think that, but couldn't say it, because it wouldn't make sense. The following is normal:
Me: "Would you like to come to a party?"
You: [Thinking] "My friend is inviting me to a party. Will I go? Hmm, yes, I will."
You: [Speaking] Yes, I'll come. Thank you.
We would still not even think, "My friend invites me to a party" in English, because it's the wrong tense, even though it's happening in the present.