Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I get engaged
- tú you get engaged
- usted, él, ella he/she gets engaged
- nosotros we get engaged
- vosotros Spain you all get engaged
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they get engaged
SPANISH VERB
prometerse
to get engaged, in Spain
- Regular -er verb
- Gerund: prometiéndose
- Past participle: prometido
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I got engaged
- tú you got engaged
- usted, él, ella he/she got engaged
- nosotros we got engaged
- vosotros Spain you all got engaged
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they got engaged
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to get engaged
- tú you used to get engaged
- usted, él, ella he/she used to get engaged
- nosotros we used to get engaged
- vosotros Spain you all used to get engaged
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to get engaged
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will get engaged
- tú you will get engaged
- usted, él, ella he/she will get engaged
- nosotros we will get engaged
- vosotros Spain you all will get engaged
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will get engaged
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would get engaged
- tú you would get engaged
- usted, él, ella he/she would get engaged
- nosotros we would get engaged
- vosotros Spain you all would get engaged
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would get engaged
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I get engaged
- tú (that) you get engaged
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she get engaged
- nosotros (that) we get engaged
- vosotros Spain (that) you all get engaged
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they get engaged
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I got engaged
- tú (if) you got engaged
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she got engaged
- nosotros (if) we got engaged
- vosotros Spain (if) you all got engaged
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they got engaged
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú get engaged!
- usted get engaged! (formal)
- nosotros get engaged! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain get engaged! (all of you)
- ustedes get engaged! (all of you)
How to use prometerse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Mi hermana se promete este sábado con su novio.
My sister is getting engaged to her boyfriend this Saturday.
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Past
Nos prometimos en Navidad y nos casamos en junio.
We got engaged at Christmas and married in June.
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Imperfect
Antes la gente se prometía muy joven.
People used to get engaged very young.
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Future
Dicen que Carmen y Pablo se prometerán en verano.
They say Carmen and Pablo will get engaged in the summer.
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Conditional
Yo no me prometería después de tres meses.
I wouldn't get engaged after three months.
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Present subjunctive
Mis padres quieren que nos prometamos antes de vivir juntos.
My parents want us to get engaged before living together.
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Past subjunctive
Nadie creía que se prometieran tan rápido.
Nobody believed they'd get engaged so fast.
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Imperative
¡Prometeos de una vez, que lleváis diez años juntos!
Get engaged already, you've been together ten years!
Good to know
- Prometerse is to get engaged; "mi prometido" is my fiancé. Latin America says comprometerse.
Where you hear prometerse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 3
- Hoy en día la gente se promete y luego no se casa. These days people get engaged and then don't get married.
- Julián y yo nos prometimos en Nochevieja, con las uvas. Julian and I got engaged on New Year's Eve, with the grapes.
- Curro y yo no nos vamos a prometer. Todavía. Curro and I aren't going to get engaged. Not yet.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.