prometer

/pɾomeˈteɾ/

verb #890 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to promise

Grammar

Conjugation

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoprometoprometíprometíaprometeréprometería
prometesprometisteprometíasprometerásprometerías
él/ella/ud.prometeprometióprometíaprometeráprometería
nos.prometemosprometimosprometíamosprometeremosprometeríamos
vos.prometéisprometisteisprometíaisprometeréisprometeríais
ellos/uds.prometenprometieronprometíanprometeránprometerían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoprometaprometieraprometiese
prometasprometierasprometieses
él/ella/ud.prometaprometieraprometiese
nos.prometamosprometiéramosprometiésemos
vos.prometáisprometieraisprometieseis
ellos/uds.prometanprometieranprometiesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
promete
ud.prometa
nosotrosprometamos
vosotrosprometed
uds.prometan

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
prometiendo
Past participle
prometido

Examples

medianoche.

I promise you I will be back before midnight.

ayudarme mudanza.

He promised to help me with the move.

cumplir.

Do not promise anything you cannot deliver.

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