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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

prometer

to promise

  • #172 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: prometendo
  • Past participle: prometido

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I promise
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you promise
  3. nós we promise
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all promise

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I promised
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you promised
  3. nós we promised
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all promised

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to promise
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to promise
  3. nós we are going to promise
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to promise

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to promise
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to promise
  3. nós we used to promise
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to promise

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would promise
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would promise
  3. nós we would promise
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would promise

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I promise
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you promise
  3. nós (that) we promise
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all promise

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I promised
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you promised
  3. nós (if) we promised
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all promised

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I promise
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you promise
  3. nós (when) we promise
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all promise

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você promise!
  2. vocês promise! (all of you)

How to use prometer

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu prometo que não conto para ninguém.

    I promise I won't tell anyone.

  2. Past

    Ele prometeu chegar cedo e se atrasou.

    He promised to arrive early and was late.

  3. Future

    Não vou prometer nada, mas vou tentar.

    I'm not going to promise anything, but I'll try.

  4. Imperfect

    Ela sempre prometia ligar e nunca ligava.

    She always promised to call and never did.

  5. Conditional

    Eu prometeria, mas não sei se consigo.

    I'd promise, but I don't know if I can.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você prometa que vai se cuidar.

    I want you to promise you'll take care of yourself.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele prometesse, eu acreditaria.

    If he promised, I'd believe him.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se você prometer, tem que cumprir.

    If you promise, you have to keep it.

  9. Imperative

    Prometa que vai me ligar quando chegar.

    Promise you'll call me when you arrive.

Where you hear prometer

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu prometo voltar. I promise to come back.
  • Ele prometeu ligar. He promised to call.
  • Eu não vou prometer nada. I'm not going to promise anything.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Eu prometo! I promise!
  • Eu prometi ajudar. I promised to help.
  • Eu vou prometer uma coisa. I'm going to promise one thing.
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Thank You for Everything

Beginner Level 1 · Eu prometo! · Você promete?

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I Was Sleeping When the Storm Started

Beginner Level 3 · eu prometi

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May Everything Work Out

Intermediate Level 1 · eu prometi · ele prometeu

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He Said He Would Come

Intermediate Level 2 · prometeu

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.