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SPANISH VERB

prometer

to promise

  • #277 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: prometiendo
  • Past participle: prometido

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I promise
  2. tú you promise
  3. usted, él, ella he/she promises
  4. nosotros we promise
  5. vosotros Spain you all promise
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they promise

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I promised
  2. tú you promised
  3. usted, él, ella he/she promised
  4. nosotros we promised
  5. vosotros Spain you all promised
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they promised

Imperfect

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

  1. yo I used to promise
  2. tú you used to promise
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to promise
  4. nosotros we used to promise
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to promise
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to promise

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will promise
  2. tú you will promise
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will promise
  4. nosotros we will promise
  5. vosotros Spain you all will promise
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will promise

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would promise
  2. tú you would promise
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would promise
  4. nosotros we would promise
  5. vosotros Spain you all would promise
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would promise

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I promise
  2. tú (that) you promise
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she promise
  4. nosotros (that) we promise
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all promise
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they promise

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I promised
  2. tú (if) you promised
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she promised
  4. nosotros (if) we promised
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all promised
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they promised

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú promise!
  2. usted promise! (formal)
  3. nosotros promise! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain promise! (all of you)
  5. ustedes promise! (all of you)

How to use prometer

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

  1. Present

    Te prometo que llegaré a tiempo.

    I promise you I will be on time.

  2. Past

    Me prometió un helado y no cumplió.

    He promised me an ice cream and didn't deliver.

  3. Imperfect

    Siempre prometía llamar y nunca llamaba.

    He always promised to call and never did.

  4. Future

    No prometeré nada que no pueda cumplir.

    I won't promise anything I can't keep.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no prometería eso tan rápido.

    I wouldn't promise that so quickly.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que me prometas una cosa.

    I want you to promise me one thing.

  7. Past subjunctive

    No le pedí que prometiera nada.

    I didn't ask him to promise anything.

  8. Imperative

    Prométeme que vas a cuidarte, hijo.

    Promise me you will take care of yourself, son.

Where you hear prometer

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • Te prometo regresar. I promise you I'll come back.
  • Me prometiste un regalo. You promised me a present.
  • No te voy a prometer nada. I'm not going to promise you anything.

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Se los prometo. ¡Hasta enero! I promise you. See you in January!
  • Le prometí a Elena regresar. I promised Elena I'd come back.
  • Te voy a prometer algo. I'm going to promise you something.
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I'm Going to Miss You

Beginner Level 1 · prometo · Prometo regresar.

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I've Decided

Beginner Level 2 · Te lo prometo.

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Almost Two Months Already

Beginner Level 2 · Se los prometo. · Se lo prometo. · Te lo prometo.

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The First Cenote

Beginner Level 3 · Les prometo.

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The Pink Flamingos

Beginner Level 3 · prometí · Te lo prometí.

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For Your Own Good

Intermediate Level 1 · se lo prometo

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It's Not Goodbye

Intermediate Level 1 · te prometo

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Moving Day

Intermediate Level 1 · prometí

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Even If It's Expensive

Intermediate Level 1 · le prometí

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She Said She Would

Intermediate Level 2 · prometí

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You Found Your Place

Intermediate Level 2 · prométenos

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Don't Take It the Wrong Way

Intermediate Level 3 · Prométeme.

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And 8 more lessons.

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